Locals often dress this effigy of Traverse City's founder in festive outfits.

Little did a museum know, they possessed the last-known lunch wagon in existence.

The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

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

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

This unassuming riverbank is Missouri’s first designated site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.