One of the best-preserved Native American mounds remaining in the southern United States.

The final resting place of an esteemed bear hunter and formerly enslaved man who led Theodore Roosevelt on a hunting trip that inspired the creation of the teddy bear.

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

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

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

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

A "gateway" into Mexico's northern border, represented by an abstract red tower.