Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

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

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

A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

World's largest Christmas store.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.