One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

Come for the sustainable organic chocolate, stay for the sustainable organic booze.