This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

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

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

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

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

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

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

This plaque marks a place where one of Hollywood’s most famous dancers got his start.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.