“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

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.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

This colossal underground passage paved the way for large-scale drainage and access tunnels across the U.S., but it almost wasn’t built.

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.