This monument owes its name to a quote by the famous civil rights activist and journalist.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

A plaque honors Miami's sister city in the Canary Islands, inviting one to reflect on their place in the world.

This Miami cemetery holds the remains of two Cuban presidents, a Nicaraguan president, and the senior Desi Arnaz. And it was once the resting place of the crown prince of Spain.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

This mill played a key role in the region’s development and it is just one of ten along the east coast of the United States.

The loneliest island in New York.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

A millionaire's abandoned swimming pool from the gilded age of one of America's most distinguished families.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.