A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

One car at a time please.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.