The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

New York's oldest magic store.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.