The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

A local prank turned town icon.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.