Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

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

Along this stretch of Indiana roadway resides a giant insect composed entirely of scrap metal.

Step inside this 1964 whale sculpture to explore its colorful history.

More than 100 years after his death, the world's largest steer is still attracting crowds.

A statue of Balser Brent, young hero of the fictional Indiana classic book, "The Bears of Blue River."

For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

High seas history comes to life at this immersive museum with an on-site tavern.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

You’ve heard of bookworms, but this small sculpture at a university library may be the world’s first bookbee.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.