American artist J. Alden Weir purchased this 60-acre estate for $10 and a painting.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

One of the oldest Augustinian houses, this church is reminiscent of the rich history of England.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

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

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

Definitely not a clown bar.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.