This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

Oldest building in California still in use.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

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

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.