A Rodeo for Prisoners.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

Provincetown's night owls flock to this 52-year-old pizza joint.

The first transatlantic wireless communication between the U.S. and Europe took place here in 1903.

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A sculpture in Hyannis commemorates Chief Sachem Iyannough of the Mattachiest tribe.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

The Gulf’s longest fishing pier is a year-round paradise for catch-and-release whoppers.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

A Grand Dame of the vaudeville circuit restored to its former glory.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

A striking lighthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico and of a military air show.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

A pristine beach on the Gulf of Mexico with deep ties to Pensacola’s Black community.