The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

The clock that sets them all.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.