The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

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

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.