This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.

Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

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

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

On holy holidays, Israel's second president used this room atop Mount Zion as a refuge to read the Torah.