A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

A steeple in the shape of a golden hand pointing straight up commemorates Zebulun Butler, the first full-time pastor of this Mississippi church.

At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

This small pedestal marks the spot of the first lot of land sold in Alexandria, Virginia in 1749.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.