One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."