This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

An otherwise quiet campground becomes a bustling medieval town for two weeks every year.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

Berkeley Hot Springs presents to you "the only outdoor monument to presidential bathing."

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

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

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

This tiny museum kept in a B&B laundry room holds the death mask of notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.