Tupelo, Mississippi
Elvis Presley Birthplace
This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.
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Tupelo, Mississippi
This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.
Huntsville, Alabama
This 12-foot-tall T-rex is the largest K’Nex skeleton sculpture in the world.
Huntsville, Alabama
It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.
Huntsville, Alabama
Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.
Huntsville, Alabama
A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Carthage, Missouri
This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.
Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador
The historic Newfoundland outpost where the first successful transatlantic telegraph cable made landfall.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Visit the site where the original Krispy Kreme doughnut was made back in 1937.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Ashburn, Georgia
A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.
Palatka, Florida
Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
The first "applecore" style lighthouse in Nova Scotia.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.
Sydney, Nova Scotia
On the waterfront of Sydney, Nova Scotia, a 60-ft. fiddle greets incoming ships.
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador
From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador
This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.
Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador
This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.