A legendary music collector donated his entire collection to the entire city of Memphis.

This 1854 courthouse along the Mississippi River has a storied history.

A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

This tiny 19th-century tunnel was built so a man could move his cows from one field to another.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

This Tennessee manse was built so opulent that the very utilities doomed it to fail.