Clarksdale, Mississippi
Clarksdale Crossroads
Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.
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Clarksdale, Mississippi
Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.
Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Bardstown, Kentucky
The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.
Versailles, Kentucky
This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.
Chicago, Illinois
A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.
Kansas City, Kansas
This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
Memphis, Tennessee
Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Marietta, Georgia
This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Kansas City, Missouri
This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Washington, D.C.
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Golden, Colorado
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.