The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

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

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

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

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

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

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.