The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

The company moved out of its sprawling headquarters, leaving plenty of traces behind.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

A section in the cemetery mostly for circus performers, including victims of the famous 1918 Hammond Circus train wreck.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

One of Indiana's only natural sandstone arches is nestled between resort ruins and an old Boy Scouts camp.

A small rural town hides Indiana's tallest waterfall.

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

A working farm as life was in the 1920s.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

Colonial Williamsburg was home to one of the earliest institutions in North America dedicated to educating Black children.