This unassuming North Austin neighborhood was built to test the novel idea of home air conditioning.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

This is one really big nut.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

These boots are made for selfies.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.