After James Madison's death, his wife and former First Lady Dolley Madison lived in this yellow building near the White House.

Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

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

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

A museum dedicated to the legend of Bigfoot in the Appalachian Mountains.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.