The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.

Though Johnson is not actually buried here, an Atlanta-based band sponsored a headstone for him.

Contrary to popular belief, this memorial does not actually claim to mark the bluesman's grave.

The centerpiece of the Delta Blues Museum is a wooden sharecropper’s cabin that once housed a titan of blues music.

Tucked away on a hilltop in the backwoods of Mississippi lies the remains of a blues legend.

The simple gravesite of a Romany clan leader is dotted with offerings, including cans of her favorite drink, Crush orange soda.

After decades of research and rumors, Little Zion Church was proven to be his final resting place.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.