Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

History is hiding at the Morean Center for Clay.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

In Paradise Cemetery resides a mysterious headstone with a strange inscription.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

A trove of tiny treasures hidden within a Florida park.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.