A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

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

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

Peak named for an old man who liked to run in the nude.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

This museum features the original car used on the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.

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

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.