The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

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

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

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

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

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

The "Seinfeld" diner.