Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

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

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.

Where Elvis Presley received his first Army buzz cut.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.