L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

The tennis legend used this racket while breaking the race barrier and becoming the first Black man to win the US Open.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.

It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.