Ethiopian standing stones featuring remarkably preserved carvings of swords and people.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.

A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.

This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.

This roadside attraction in the woods of Mississippi is a scalable replica of the Holy Lands during biblical times.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

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

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.