A 1930’s courtroom where John Dillinger and his gang went before a judge.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

A lingering bit of Space Race nostalgia lies in the middle of the desert.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

A 19th-century blast furnace that played a big role in the area’s industrial development.

A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.

There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A charming tour of the umbrella, tin-can, and drinking-straw capital of the world.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

Aruba’s first chapel.

The real-life ‘Severance’ office building.

The first transatlantic wireless communication between the U.S. and Europe took place here in 1903.