Wytheville, Virginia
Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum
The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."
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Wytheville, Virginia
The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The first space rock known to have struck a human.
Birmingham, Alabama
In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Delta, Louisiana
The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.
Dallas, Texas
A Texas-sized secondhand bookstore features 54,000 square feet of books, music, and media.
Dale, Texas
Constructed in 1859 as a general store and post office, the store is still used to this day and was featured in the Walking Dead series.
Pioneer, Louisiana
This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.
Shreveport, Louisiana
Explore 4,000 years of European and American art history in the heart of northwest Louisiana.
Birmingham, Alabama
A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
This 36-foot-tall bronze Lady Liberty holds a real flaming torch.
Anniston, Alabama
What better place to take a seat?
Anniston, Alabama
A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.
Anniston, Alabama
A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.
South Pittsburg, Tennessee
The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.
Phoenix, Arizona
Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.
Gilbert, Arizona
A giant gopher perched on top of a pint-sized Mexican restaurant pays tribute to classic roadside architecture
Phoenix, Arizona
The site of a popular piano lounge owned by a former world champion boxer is now a place to rent a truck.
Phoenix, Arizona
A petroglyph purportedly left by the first European to enter Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Giant jars and pots littered alongside an Arizona freeway
Dallas, Texas
A wild-haired maestro surrenders to artistic passion in this multi-story mural.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Bronze guardians of steel’s glory, now standing outside the Allentown Art Museum
Toronto, Ontario
A massive fossil of unknown origins