New York, New York
Bemelmans Bar
The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
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New York, New York
The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Tianjin, China
This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.
Beijing, China
This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.
Zhangjiajie, China
For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.
Atlanta, Georgia
One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.
Eleele, Hawaii
This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.
Tambon Na Chom Thian, Thailand
Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.
New York, New York
Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.
New York, New York
All of the Malaysian sweets at this shop are made daily with a whole lot of love.
New York, New York
Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.
Queens, New York
An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.
Pasadena, California
Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.
Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Beverly Hills, California
Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.
Seattle, Washington
Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.