One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

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.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.

This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.

Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

This former monument to an invented Iraqi victory was turned into a military camp during the subsequent invasion.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.