Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This mural celebrates the early integration of a New Hampshire baseball team.

The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.

A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.

The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.

The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

The remnants of an abandoned, 19th-century gold mill along Aruba's rugged northeastern coast.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.