This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.

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.

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.