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

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

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

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

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

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.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.

This multisensory alley has the ability to remind bustling citygoers to stop and smell the roses.

This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

Tombstones carved to look like tree trunks are used for multiple generations of family members.

Purdue students would lean over this iron fence to skirt campus rules against smoking and courting.

An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.