Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Located inside a former record pressing plant, this recording studio pays homage to the techniques and gear of a bygone age.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

A permanent exhibition honors Queen, which recorded seven albums at the casino-based studio, including “Under Pressure” with David Bowie.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

A legendary music collector donated his entire collection to the entire city of Memphis.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

The highest natural point in New York City and all of the Atlantic coastal plain.

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.