The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a 90 year old passion play.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

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

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.

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

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.