These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

A kaleidoscope gallery and steampunk emporium named for a pioneering journalist.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.