A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

Crumbling Kennedys and a decaying Tecumseh are just some of the haunting remains of one man's cement art trail.

An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

One-layer pyramid in Indiana.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

Ornate limestone building now filled with geologic specimens, and more.