The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.

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.

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

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

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

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

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

This creative sculpture was a way to "recycle" an old tree.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.