One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

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

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

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