Places Brew Wallace Wants to Go

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.