In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.