An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

A monument celebrating the Black soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry.

An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg's famous shark movie.