Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.

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

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

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

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

This small-town museum is dedicated to the original western movie mega-star.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.