A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

See four top-secret US spy aircraft of the Cold War era, including the legendary SR-71 Blackbird and the A-12 Oxcart.

A historic train ride from California to Mexico.

Located close to a movie studio lot, this restaurant has a long history of star-studded patronage.

An assortment of armored tanks and Howitzer cannons in the middle of the Sonoran Desert.

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

Wander through desolate oil fields littered with rigs.

Designed by famed 20th-century architect Cass Gilbert, the future of this abandoned 1908 rail station is currently in limbo.