Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

A virtually untouched "home on the hill" for the flora and fauna of Rhode Island.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

Russian history in San Francisco.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

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

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.