Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

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

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.