New York, New York
Lexington Candy Shop
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
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New York, New York
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
Asheville, North Carolina
Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.
Baltimore, Maryland
America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.
Washington, D.C.
Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.
St. Louis, Missouri
One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.
Markaz Al Belina, Egypt
Some believe that this ancient mural depicts technology far ahead of its time, but in reality it's nothing quite out of place.
Baltimore, Maryland
A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.
Baltimore, Maryland
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
Washington, D.C.
Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.
Richmond, Virginia
A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.
Barú, Colombia
Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.
Warren, Ohio
The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.
Washington, D.C.
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
Tomigusuku, Japan
Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.
Paju, South Korea
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Nuremberg, Germany
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
New York, New York
Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.
Zanesville, Ohio
A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.
New Zealand
Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.
Mountain View, California
One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.
Bellvue, Colorado
The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.