In the heart of Brigham Young's promised land sits a festering plot of industrial ruin that has been claimed by society's outcasts.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

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

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

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 head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

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

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

This ghost town houses the remains of Alabama's old state capital.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

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.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.