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

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

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

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

A Beaux-Arts triumph set to become Ford's innovation campus

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"