A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

One of the oldest surviving Swedish-American homes in the United States.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

This tiny Hawaiian island is slowly coming back to life after being bombed during naval training exercises.

Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.