This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

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

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

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

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

The first home of the doomed aviatrix Amelia Earhart.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.