The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

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

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.

An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This Cleveland mansion has played host to a German singing group, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, a funeral parlor, and many civil rights meetings.

A dazzling display of lights and crystals.

On the upper deck of this church-owned parking garage stand eight pillars topped with different Catholic saints.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.

The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.

This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.