Memphis, Tennessee
Sun Studio
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
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Memphis, Tennessee
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Memphis, Tennessee
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
Royse City, Texas
This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.
Irving, Texas
This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.
Dallas, Texas
This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.
Dallas, Texas
This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.
Dallas, Texas
A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.
Portland, Maine
The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.
Desert Hot Springs, California
The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.
Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Indio, California
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Niland, California
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Joshua Tree, California
Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Joshua Tree, California
The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."
Mineral Wells, Texas
Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Redford, Texas
An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.
Terlingua, Texas
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Balmorhea, Texas
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
Marfa, Texas
A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."
Marfa, Texas
This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.