For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

Mine your own precious stones.

The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

After the state would not recreate this beloved rock formation, three New Hampshire brothers took things into their own hands.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

Expertly restored pinball machines as far as the eye can see.

The oldest covered railroad bridge still standing in the United States.

A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.

The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.

A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.

Final resting place of the two women killed on a small island off the coast of New Hampshire.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.