The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

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

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

Star-spangled and 38 feet tall.

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

This small-town library was the first in the world to be entirely supported by taxation.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

Colorful turkeys gobble and greet delighted visitors.

Every winter, this tiny islet on Florida’s Gulf Coast is swarmed by some of the largest birds on the continent.

This outdoor mural is one stop on a walking trail that weaves art and history together to tell a tale of local history.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.