A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.