A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

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

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.