Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

It reportedly took three years to sort through all the objects in this eclectic lifelong collection.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

The modest childhood home where the baseball legend and Yankees star learned to hit from both sides of the plate.

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

The Quapaw tribe supplies the meat and produce in this Oklahoma casino restaurant.

No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

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

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

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

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