A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

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