The birthplace of a tobacco empire.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

The largest spring in Northwest Arkansas is also home to a sprawling botanical gardens and a historically significant bluff.

This restaurant serves wood-fired fare served in a natural cave with a live spring.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

Yup, that's where the name came from.

This museum is dedicated to the history and design of purses.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

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

Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.

The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.

Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

The strange and snarky traditions of the lumber industry's fraternal order began with five men waiting for a train here in Arkansas.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.