Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

A repository of Pasadena history.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

This isolated airport in the middle of the Everglades sees more alligators than planes.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

Honoring combatants from Portsmouth who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

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

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

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

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

The location where the American Revolution ended.