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The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.