South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

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

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

New York's oldest magic store.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

These boots are made for selfies.