Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.

One of the world’s largest collections of paper memorabilia chronicles 4,000 years of papermaking.

This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

Despite what scientists think, the town still says this is an extraterrestrial rock.

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

Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.

Homestead Cemetery hold the remains of the United States' first known professional tattoo artists.

The picturesque southern city served as the zombie-filled town of Woodbury in 'The Walking Dead.'

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.