Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

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

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

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

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

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

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

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

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

World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.

Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.

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