This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.