An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

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

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

Inside this casino, visitors are treated to slot machines and a rare German Christmas pyramid.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.