This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

Take a walk on Minnesota’s last historic covered bridge.

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

A historic gristmill that still produces flour and grits the old-fashioned way.

The only zoo where you can buy animals that won't need feeding.

A local prank turned town icon.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.