Paragould, Arkansas
Paragould War Memorial
This Lady Liberty is the oldest replica of its kind outside the state of New York.
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Paragould, Arkansas
This Lady Liberty is the oldest replica of its kind outside the state of New York.
Atlanta, Georgia
To find the final resting place of a golf legend, just look for the grave covered in golf balls.
Atlanta, Georgia
The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.
Atlanta, Georgia
Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.
Cartersville, Georgia
These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
Louisville, Kentucky
A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.
Louisville, Kentucky
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Louisville, Kentucky
One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.
Louisville, Kentucky
The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.
Fort Myers, Florida
One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.
Captiva, Florida
This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.
Creve Coeur, Missouri
Famous church recognized for both its unique design and disciplined monks that live according to the Benedictine discipline.
Peoria, Illinois
A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.
Peoria, Illinois
One of two identical monuments marking the sites of military training encampments in Peoria, Illinois.
Peoria, Illinois
A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.
Spiro, Oklahoma
Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.
Jefferson City, Missouri
The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
Peoria, Illinois
These Depression-era WPA sculptures have made a couple of stops over the years.
Benton, Illinois
The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.
Granite City, Illinois
A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
Chicago, Illinois
A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.
St. Louis, Missouri
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.