The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

One of almost 200 confirmed impact craters in the entire world, untouched for tens of millions of years.

This 36-foot-tall bronze Lady Liberty holds a real flaming torch.

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.

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

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

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

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

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

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

The tombstone of the founder of the lost town of Ogletown is now stuck inside a traffic median.