This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

This rare polygonal meeting house is rumored to be built in a circle so that the devil has nowhere to hide.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

This improbable contraption was passed down through five generations of industrious Tennesseans.

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.