A journey along this trail means indulging in a slice of nostalgia.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.

A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.

Amphibious mascots display a quirkier side to this luxury hotel's rich history.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.