A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

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

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

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

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

The R&B singer's modest church guarantees a religious experience, regardless of your beliefs.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

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

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

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

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

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

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