Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

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

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

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

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.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.