Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.

A preserved stump is all that remains of the once-mighty hardwood.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.