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.

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

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.