One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

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

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

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

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

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