This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

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

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.

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

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

This facility, now a museum, once housed and trained U.S. Army Air Force pilots who flew during the Allied invasion of Normandy.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.

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.