Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

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

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.