An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

This restored 18th-century house was once the home of Lititz's first tobacconist.

One of only two sites in the United States containing the remains of Buddha.

This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.

This monument pays tribute to the musicians responsible for creating the Sound Of Asbury Park.

Once used by British troops to gather water prior to the Battle of Bladensburg.

Designated as an Underground Railroad research site.

Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.

A brass and marble scale model of the solar system embedded in the concrete.

In 1889, a small group of women began meeting to discuss literature, art, and other topics. Their every-other-week salon grew into a lending library that still exists today.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.