The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

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.

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

A popular oddity on display in a stately building, offering a symbolic commentary.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.