It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.

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

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

A small structure built from used railroad ties honors the short term of America's 20th president.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

A wooden theatre that remains the heart of a charming Victorian-era New Jersey enclave.

The first dish to bounce radio signals off the Moon, it was the forerunner to the U.S. Space Program.

This colonial mansion has been home to a staggering number of American historic figures.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.