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

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

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

Moonbows over Kentucky.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.

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

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

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.