A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

This four-story steel sphere in Maryland was used to test biological weapons.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Over 60 chemical plants and oil refineries sit in a 15-mile-wide section outside town.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

World's largest Christmas store.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.