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

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

The former home of the 11th president of the United States.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

The third-oldest baseball stadium in the United States is in a league of its own.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

An authentic Dutch windmill, built in the Netherlands and shipped to Wisconsin.

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.

A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A modest walled graveyard where nobody is actually buried.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

Located inside a former bread factory, this museum explores a century of transportation history through innovations that were extraordinary or failures—sometimes both.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.