Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A surviving concrete arrow from a 1920s navigational network is preserved right off a modern freeway.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

This 19th-century religious artwork was once highly controversial—because it was donated to the church by a divorcee.