Indianapolis, Indiana
Elvis Presley Final Concert Plaque
A monument to the King's final show, complete with a time capsule.
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Indianapolis, Indiana
A monument to the King's final show, complete with a time capsule.
Akron, Ohio
A moving tribute to a leader of the American abolitionist movement.
Arlington, Virginia
Though his role as the inventor of baseball may be up for debate, fans still festoon Doubleday's grave with baseballs.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
Washington, D.C.
A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.
Washington, D.C.
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.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Maysville, Kentucky
This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Canton, Ohio
The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.
Gotha, Florida
Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Dearborn, Michigan
A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.
New York, New York
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."
New York, New York
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
Cincinnati, Ohio
The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.
Urbana, Illinois
The house is an iconic pilgrimage site for fans of the Illinois-based emo band.
Urbana, Illinois
An actor's tribute to a former mentor.
Mattoon, Illinois
The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
St. Louis, Missouri
A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Niagara Falls, New York
One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.