The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

The displays in this off-the-beaten-path museum highlight the holistic, indigenous methods of healing.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.

Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.

An unexpected must-see for fans of Star Wars who find themselves on the beautiful island of Sint Maarten.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

This park offers a variety of sights and activities including trail rides and buffalo sightings.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

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.

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

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A small museum in the Bay of Pigs gives the Cuban perspective on the famously failed U.S. invasion.

This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.