St. Louis, Missouri
Site of Sportsman's Park
This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.
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St. Louis, Missouri
This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.
Brooklyn, New York
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
Livingston, Illinois
Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.
Staunton, Illinois
This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.
Springfield, Illinois
The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.
Springfield, Illinois
The empty tomb that houses the memories of Roy Bertelli's revenge.
Springfield, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.
Bloomington, Illinois
The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.
Lincoln, Illinois
The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.
Atlanta, Illinois
While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.
Lincoln, Illinois
Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.
Hamaam, Israel
An iconic view point of the Sea of Galilee offers a look into Israel's past.
East Jerusalem, Israel
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Masada, Israel
This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.
Toledo, Ohio
A 30-foot stack of piano keys memorializes one of the greatest keys players in jazz history.
Lafayette, Indiana
An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.
West Lafayette, Indiana
Purdue students would lean over this iron fence to skirt campus rules against smoking and courting.
West Lafayette, Indiana
The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Toledo, Ohio
This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.
Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.
Cleveland, Ohio
A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.
Cleveland, Ohio
On a wall in Cleveland, Ohio find the story of a highly connected fictional community of organisms that created remarkable, lasting structures.