A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.

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

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

What better place to take a seat?

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

High in the Sacramento Mountains, a facility dedicated to studying the sun.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.