Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

One of the oldest train stations still standing in Virginia played a vital role during the Civil War.

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

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

An enchanting natural wonder in Puerto Rico's Camuy River Park.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

Here be dragons.

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

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

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

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.