This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

After being inoperative for over half a century, this elaborate fountain in Atlanta's oldest park was restored to its former glory.

Unruly residents were housed in this one-person cell until the Black Maria arrived.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

This pair of centuries-old magnolia trees was once struck by a Babe Ruth home run.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

The home of a 19th-century author who brought African-American folktales to the mainstream is now Atlanta’s oldest house museum.

True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.

The "All-Seeing Eye of God" symbol on this library is a clue to one of the many former lives of this building.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.