Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

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

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.