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

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

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.

This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.