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

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

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.