The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

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

Explore the History & Technology of Electronic Communication

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

A brief journey through early 19th-century pioneer life across Linn County.

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.