The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

This hollowed salt dome is the largest oil storage facility in the world, hoarding 250 million barrels of crude oil.