Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

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

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

The final resting place of the founder of a beloved national sausage brand.

When local government began removing public benches, the public pushed back, and vibrant, community-built seating now outnumbers the official shelters at Chattanooga bus stops.

A cannonball from Union forces battling John Hunt Morgan made this church a permanent home.

The former home of the 11th president of the United States.

Waterfalls, rapids, and top-notch swimming spots await in this densely forested corner of the Smokies.

Located inside a former bread factory, this museum explores a century of transportation history through innovations that were extraordinary or failures—sometimes both.

The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.