The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

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

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

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

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Home to a seasonal waterfall and swimming hole in the Ouachita Mountains.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

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.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.