The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

The magic's in the hole!

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.