This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

Hawai'i's oldest wooden house was shipped around Cape Horn from Boston in 1820.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

Hiding in plane sight.

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

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

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

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

These winged Maya figures are the subject of speculation and conspiracies.