A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

Sail on this replica of the first American privateer vessel to make a capture during the War of 1812.

A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum. 

An inn older than the Witch Trials.

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Perhaps the most storied New York City eatery, Delmonico’s reshaped American restaurants.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.