A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

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

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

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

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.