One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

A unique outdoor timepiece at a "clothing-optional" resort.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.