Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

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

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.