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Inside this garden, visitors are offered a glimpse into how inhabitants of the region survived centuries ago.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

This botanical garden has been nicknamed "Alabama's Little Corner of Greece."

Contrary to popular belief, this memorial does not actually claim to mark the bluesman's grave.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

Though Johnson is not actually buried here, an Atlanta-based band sponsored a headstone for him.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

The sprawling attraction boasts a collection of more than 150 historic wagons.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

One of the largest private collections of cars manufactured by the short-lived Franklin Automobile Company.

This comprehensive collection features Native American artifacts dating back centuries.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

The longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize winner was born in this humble cabin.

Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?

The Quapaw tribe supplies the meat and produce in this Oklahoma casino restaurant.

A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.

An amazing collection of model trains, collectibles, and artifacts that span the last 100 years.

This museum of miniature displays provides a journey through early American history.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.