The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

The fourth-oldest baseball stadium in the United States is in a league of its own.

Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.