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This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

A small cemetery chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906.

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

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Whether his story is true or not, Stiffy Green is the most beloved bulldog in all of Indiana.

The tunnel that runs beneath this former inn was once a hiding place for enslaved people seeking freedom.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.

Memorials are nearly all that remains of this Arkansas prison camp, where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated during World War II.

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

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

The 34th governor of Kentucky was sworn into office while on his deathbed after being shot outside the State House.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.