Riverside, Iowa
Captain James T. Kirk Future Birthplace
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
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Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Camden, Tennessee
An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.
Hazlehurst, Mississippi
A blues musician so talented that people said he must have traded his soul to the devil was born in this house.
Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Ames, Iowa
Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.
Cedar Creek, Texas
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Austin, Texas
A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.
Macomb, Illinois
Over 120 years ago, the original boardgame that inspired Monopoly was invented in this small Illinois town.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Jackson, Tennessee
An unknown Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee.
Ferriday, Louisiana
The childhood home of Jerry Lee Lewis was converted into a museum dedicated to his musical legend.
Lexington, Mississippi
The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Livingston, Illinois
Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.
Yazoo City, Mississippi
A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
Eldon, Iowa
Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.
Dexter, Iowa
The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
Oxford, Mississippi
This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.
Alto Pass, Illinois
Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.
Brownsville, Tennessee
A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.
Elk Horn, Iowa
In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.
Adair, Iowa
Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.