A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

Once known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane.

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

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

A Kansas grassroots sculptor decorates the local roadways with his sculptures made from found objects.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

This odd little home was built right into an African rock face.

Stay in your own little bubble.

Human ancestor’s 3.6 million year-old footprints.

Two old windmills got a new life as oversized sculptures of a man and a woman.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.