This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

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

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

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

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.