Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

A local prank turned town icon.

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

Yo, Adrian!

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

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