Once the largest gravity dam in the world.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

The last remaining attraction from Paragon Park.

Sip mead from an East Nashville apiary while snacking on barbacoa tacos.

This alleyway was named to honor the memory of a beloved local dog.

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

The grave of the 19th-century sea captain who coined the phrase "Old Glory" can be found in this quiet cemetery.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

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