A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."

Once the center of power for the region's various factories.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

A blast of nostalgia awaits visitors to this miniature indoor raceway.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

New York's oldest magic store.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

Between 1930 and 1946, a tobacco farmer laid his beloved horses and mules to rest in this small patch of pine forest.

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

A collection of the best toys ever made, The National Toy Hall of Fame is filled with kids, fun, and for some reason, a bird preserve.

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.