This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

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.

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.

Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.