At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

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