A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

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

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.