On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

This century old flensing port is a remnant of a culture for whom whaling is still legal.

A natural tidal swimming pool is ringed by bizarrely artistic lava rock formations.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

A safe place for the wild donkeys of a hot vacation destination.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

The Real LegoLand.

Built in just a little over a week this preserved bunker was created to protect our most attractive POTUS while he was on vacation.

The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.

Wind power station for making famous Ketel One vodka.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.