One of the first schools in the U.S. to admit students without regard to race or gender.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

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.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.