Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

The childhood home of Jerry Lee Lewis was converted into a museum dedicated to his musical legend.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

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

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

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

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

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

After decades of research and rumors, Little Zion Church was proven to be his final resting place.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.