This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

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

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.