Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," and outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

A white oak with property rights.

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

A giant cement churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.

Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.