This former Union fort commands a fine view of downtown Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River.

This 1854 courthouse along the Mississippi River has a storied history.

This alleyway was named to honor the memory of a beloved local dog.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

Jack White's record store is the only place in the world that records live shows direct-to-acetate.

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

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

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.

Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.

Amphibious mascots display a quirkier side to this luxury hotel's rich history.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

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