Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

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.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

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

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

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

The former home of the 11th president of the United States.

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

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

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.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

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.