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

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

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

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

The tragic reality of a town riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

A unique collection of military history dating back to the American Revolution.

If you want to build a better mousetrap, first consult this small museum's massive collection of trapping tools.

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.

One of the largest collections of holy relics in the country.

Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.

A circle of giant painted vases in the former pottery capital of the United States.

This tiny museum kept in a B&B laundry room holds the death mask of notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.