A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.