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

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Landmark dedicated to the plight of the American Indian in the 21st century.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

A single handprint, which, according to Ohio State University legend, cannot be scrubbed off.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

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

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

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

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.