Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.