The house where Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Amphibious mascots display a quirkier side to this luxury hotel's rich history.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This picturesque beacon was built to keep boats safe shortly after the Civil War.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

Situated in a bustling intersection, this "mobile" monument that honors local veterans from five different wars has moved several times but appears to have found its final resting place.

An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?