The building is topped by a Statue of Liberty statue whose torch has stayed burning since the museum opened.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.

This Art-Deco movie palace is the oldest independent cinema in Atlanta.

An oddity shop filled with taxidermy, funerary memorabilia, and more.

It’s all about the Benjamins at this Atlanta museum with interactive exhibits.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

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