The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

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

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.