Enjoy a brandy old fashioned with this petrified pet in a bar devoted to the local press.

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

The last location where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson played before their tragic deaths.

Largest gathering of hobos in the country has been meeting annually since 1900.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.