This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

Family-run for more than a century, this pizzeria makes a unique mustard pie.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."