A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

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

A unique solar-powered pottery studio and gallery in the desert.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.