The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Journey up the capitol building's cupola for an amazing view of Topeka.

This massive marble memorial was built bit by bit either out of devotion or spite, but at the expense of the surrounding town.

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.