This giant 200-year-old ginkgo is one of the largest in the United States.

Designated as an Underground Railroad research site.

The hulking remains of the Leesburg Lime Company Kiln lie dormant behind a historical marker close to the W&OD trail.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

Four tons of weapons merge together in a memorial against violence.

A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.

One of two Southern California statues celebrating “The Duke,” this one towers over a Beverly Hills sidewalk.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.

Long before Moo Deng, this 17th-century waterfowl was a cultural sensation.

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

A Bibliophile's Dream.