A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

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

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

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

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

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 site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

Blitzkrieg bop your way through Berlin's Ramones Museum.

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.