A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.