One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

This was once the largest four-sided clock in the world (yes, even bigger than Big Ben).

These rural ruins are of a Midwestern hotel that was once an elegant spa for the wealthy, then a gangster’s hideaway, and finally a haunted retreat.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

A tribute to Charles M. Schulz, who created the iconic cartoon that features Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and more.

This odd-shaped relic from the 1964 New York World's Fair found its way back home to Wisconsin.

The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.