The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

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.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

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

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."