Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.

The former home of the 11th president of the United States.

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

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.

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

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

Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

Shaped like a big top tent, this memorial honors the victims of a terrible train wreck.

Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

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

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

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.