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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.