Springfield, Illinois
Lincoln Tomb
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
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Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Brookfield, Illinois
What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.
Bartlett, Illinois
This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.
Chicago, Illinois
Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.
Chicago, Illinois
All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'à house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Chicago, Illinois
A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
Seattle, Washington
Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.
Seattle, Washington
A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.
Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Sarasota, Florida
The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.
Sarasota, Florida
The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.
Sarasota, Florida
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Savannah, Georgia
An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.
Savannah, Georgia
The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.
Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Savannah, Georgia
"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
San Antonio, Texas
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.