The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

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

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

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

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

The world's longest known cave system.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.