Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

This historic theater's pipe organ still accompanies silent films just like it did in 1929.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A mural in rural Georgia welcomes visitors to a fictional Missouri town.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.