Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A safe space and resource for anything and everything relating to sex and sexuality.

An artist-run shop filled with art inspired by and made from nature.

This drive-by, rotating mini-gallery is nestled in the suburbs of Colorado.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.