An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The rounded structure has evolves from service station to citrus to souvenirs to Charley survivor.

The whole world is cooking in one Kissimmee parking lot.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

Northern Virginia’s iconic Vietnamese shopping center.