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

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

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

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

This haunting monument honors the victims of 9/11.

One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.