A grueling 699-step stairway to a heavenly view of the island of Saint Helena.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

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

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

This ghost-town bar has bullet holes and plenty of stories lurking within its walls.

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.