Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

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

One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.

Alongside this Memphis trail are several sculptures that show trail-goers how to relax.

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

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

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

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

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

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