The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

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

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.