An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Oldest building in California still in use.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.