This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

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

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

This iconic Lancaster everyman has been reading the same story since 1980.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.