The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Life-size figures portray depot attendants, train crew, and passengers frozen in time at the oldest railroad station in Arkansas.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

During Prohibition, the U.S. Congress had an "official" bootlegger, with his own Capitol Hill office.

An Art Deco gem that held together the artistic heart of an agricultural community for 92 years.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

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

Sasqu(w)atch out!

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

Where infamous mobster and leader of Murder Inc. Albert Anastasia made his home.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

A Museum Dedicated to the Heroes That Fight Fire.

Reforestation in action is the main attraction in this abandoned quarry.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.