This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.

A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.