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

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

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.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."