Pensacola, Florida
Wreck of the USS Massachusetts
The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Pensacola, Florida
The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.
Pensacola, Florida
This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.
Nashville, Tennessee
It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.
Nashville, Tennessee
The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.
Santa Claus, Indiana
You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.
Lincoln City, Indiana
The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Highland Park, Michigan
Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.
Detroit, Michigan
A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.
Detroit, Michigan
This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.
Detroit, Michigan
Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.
Sandusky, Ohio
Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.
Cleveland, Ohio
Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.
Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.
Cleveland, Ohio
This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."
Erie, Pennsylvania
A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.