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

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

This fireplace-turned-monument pays tribute to the assassinated U.S. president.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

A unique marker erected during the 18th century.

Sip mead from an East Nashville apiary while snacking on barbacoa tacos.

One of the largest wildlife refuges in the contiguous 48 states, it was instrumental in preserving the pronghorn antelope from extinction.

A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.

After a local English teacher visited Stratford-upon-Avon, she was inspired to create a garden and home in the Bard's honor.

The world's smallest Austen museum is inside an unassuming phone booth.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Thomas Edison's home and final resting place also boasts an impressive garage, where some of the earliest electric cars are on display.

A surprising museum of 20th-century technology.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.