This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The world's longest known cave system.

Home to a collection of artifacts and specimens from one of the world's preeminent geologists

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.