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

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

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.

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

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

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