This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.

A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.

The centerpiece of the Delta Blues Museum is a wooden sharecropper’s cabin that once housed a titan of blues music.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.

The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

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

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

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

One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.

Alongside this Memphis trail are several sculptures that show trail-goers how to relax.