This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

A dazzling display of lights and crystals.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.