Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

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

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

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

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.

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

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

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

Death comes to anyone who dares to touch this concrete column.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

Built in 1785, this residence is the oldest stone house in Georgia.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

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

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.