A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

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.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Experience life in one of America’s smallest neighborhoods.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.