A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

The nation's second-ever First Lady urged the founding fathers to "remember the ladies."

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.