A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

This cannon dating to 1755 has stood guard at this suburban intersection since 1915.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

A unique outdoor timepiece at a "clothing-optional" resort.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.