This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

Long buried under the 20th-century landscape, this lift lock of the Alexandria Canal is the lone remnant of an ambitious early American transportation project.

Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city. 

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.