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Elvis Presley Final Concert Plaque

Indianapolis, Indiana

Elvis Presley Final Concert Plaque

A monument to the King's final show, complete with a time capsule.

John Brown Monument

Akron, Ohio

John Brown Monument

A moving tribute to a leader of the American abolitionist movement.

Abner Doubleday's Grave

Arlington, Virginia

Abner Doubleday Gravesite

Though his role as the inventor of baseball may be up for debate, fans still festoon Doubleday's grave with baseballs.

Eternal Flame Falls at Chestnut Ridge County Park

Orchard Park, New York

Eternal Flame Falls at Chestnut Ridge County Park

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

With Washington Monument in the background, looking East

Washington, D.C.

Jefferson Pier Marker

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

Braddock's Rock and plaque.

Washington, D.C.

Braddock's Rock

The "Key of Keys" for Washington, D.C. and the apocryphal landing place for the military campaign that started George Washington's career is now at the bottom of a well.

The National Civil Rights Museum

Memphis, Tennessee

National Civil Rights Museum

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum

Maysville, Kentucky

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

William McKinley Memorial

Canton, Ohio

William McKinley Memorial

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.

Bobb Ross's headstone, photographed in February 2021.

Gotha, Florida

Bob Ross's Grave

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

Observation tower at the top of Kuwohi

Bryson City, North Carolina

Kuwohi

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Edison's Last Breath

Dearborn, Michigan

Edison's Last Breath

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

Plaque close-up.

New York, New York

Nathan Hale Hanging Site

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb

New York, New York

President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

The final resting place of the inventor of the Pringle's can.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Grave of Fredric J. Baur

The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.

The American Football House.

Urbana, Illinois

‘The American Football House’

The house is an iconic pilgrimage site for fans of the Illinois-based emo band.

Gazebo

Urbana, Illinois

Nick Offerman Azumaya

An actor's tribute to a former mentor.

Illinois' Original Burger King from streetside

Mattoon, Illinois

Illinois’ Original Burger King

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

Monks Mound at Cahokia

Collinsville, Illinois

Cahokia Mounds

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

The geyser was added in place of Eero Saarinen's original plan for a twin arch on the east side of the river
Permanently Closed

East St. Louis, Illinois

Gateway Geyser

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

The parking garage above Pontiac's grave

St. Louis, Missouri

Burial Place of Chief Pontiac

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

Grave of Daniel Boone

Frankfort, Kentucky

Grave of Daniel Boone

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

Tesla monument at Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Niagara Tesla Monument

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

Niagara Tesla Monument in New York

Niagara Falls, New York

Niagara Tesla Monument in New York

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

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