A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

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

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

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

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

This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.

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

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.