Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."

The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Right next to departures—how convenient!

True to his word, George Swanson is buried in his white 1984 Corvette.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.