A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

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

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

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

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

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

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

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

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

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.