This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

A phone booth crammed with books marks the path to a house-turned-bookstore in Alaska.

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

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

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.