New York, New York
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Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
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New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
New York, New York
Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.
New York, New York
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
Syracuse, Utah
The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Santa Monica, California
One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.
Los Angeles, California
From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.
Los Angeles, California
The last of its kind in the country.
Los Angeles, California
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Los Angeles, California
Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.
Los Angeles, California
Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.
Los Angeles, California
Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
Traverse City, Michigan
Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
North Bennington, Vermont
The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.