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New York, New York

Tom's Restaurant

The "Seinfeld" diner.
Groton, Connecticut

Mystic Pizza

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Orange, Connecticut

PEZ Visitor Center

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin

Gobbler Theater

permanently closed
This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.
Chicago, Illinois

Palmer House Hilton

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Chicago, Illinois

Heaven On Seven

permanently closed
Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.
Chicago, Illinois

The Wieners Circle

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.
Chicago, Illinois

Rainbo Club

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.
Chicago, Illinois

The Violet Hour

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.
Newport, Rhode Island

'The Wave'

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.
Newport, Rhode Island

Touro Synagogue

Oldest synagogue in the United States.
Newport, Rhode Island

Location of the First Gas Street Lamp

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.
New Haven, Connecticut

Louis' Lunch

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
Charlestown, Rhode Island

The Fantastic Umbrella Factory

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.
Hartford, Connecticut

Ancient Burying Ground

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.
Hartford, Connecticut

Coltsville

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Pabst Mansion

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

Mars Cheese Castle

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Hamtramck, Michigan

Hamtramck Disneyland

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.
Chicago, Illinois

Meyers Ace Hardware

permanently closed
An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.
Des Plaines, Illinois

McDonald's First Store Museum

permanently closed
Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.
Chicago, Illinois

Hot Doug's

permanently closed
Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.
Chicago, Illinois

Rock N Roll McDonald's and Museum

permanently closed
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Chicago, Illinois

The U.S. Pizza Museum

permanently closed
In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.