One of the world's most definitive collections of musical instruments, spanning all cultures and historical periods.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

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

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

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

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

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

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.