The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

The empty tomb that houses the memories of Roy Bertelli's revenge.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

A Depression-era sculpture by Charles Umlauf survives in a small suburban post office.

The remnants of Peoria's proud baseball past stand slightly abandoned, but not forgotten.

One of two identical monuments marking the sites of military training encampments in Peoria, Illinois.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

These Depression-era WPA sculptures have made a couple of stops over the years.

A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

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

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

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.

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

Remnants of a quarry company town still stand on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

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