A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

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

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

A sculpture dedicated to the trade that gave the town its name.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

This historic boathouse was constructed using salvaged lumber from burned barns.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.