This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

This legendary "evil" doll has been haunting the citizens of Key West for over 100 years.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

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

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.