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

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

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

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

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

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

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

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "Dismalites" .

A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.