One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

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

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.