This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.