Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

New York's oldest magic store.

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

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

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

A science teacher's dream.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.