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

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

The home of a 19th-century author who brought African-American folktales to the mainstream is now Atlanta’s oldest house museum.

Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

To find the final resting place of a golf legend, just look for the grave covered in golf balls.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

A tribute to a 13-year-old boy who was kidnapped in 1793 and escaped over two years later.

The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.