Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

The factory that helped produce a dominant form of lighting before Thomas Edison.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.