One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

The iconic D.C. restaurant where the Cuban Missile Crisis was negotiated, now a Walgreens.

This leafy estate is worth $18 million and is so grand it has two mailing addresses.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.

Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

This post-war motel embodies a little-known, Miami-born architectural style.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?