One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

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

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

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

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

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

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

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.