A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

Where Greenpoint's first European settler—and troublemaker—made his home.

Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.