Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

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

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

The final resting place of an esteemed bear hunter and formerly enslaved man who led Theodore Roosevelt on a hunting trip that inspired the creation of the teddy bear.

Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.

An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.

Whimsical bronze sculptures of smiling coins and houses await visitors to this park.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

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

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

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.