Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

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

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.