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

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

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

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.