Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

Whimsical bronze sculptures of smiling coins and houses await visitors to this park.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

This historic chapel was rebuilt after lighting caused the original structure to catch fire.

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

This 12-foot bronze statue pays tribute to his early days in Kentucky.

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

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

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

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

This free series of exhibitions honors the fascinating history of the region.

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

Once the center of Gold Rush mania, now the starting point for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.

The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.

This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.