These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.