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

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

Memorials are nearly all that remains of this Arkansas prison camp, where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated during World War II.

Yup, that's where the name came from.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

The largest spring in Northwest Arkansas is also home to a sprawling botanical gardens and a historically significant bluff.

From a canyon-like gorge, more than 20 million gallons of water emerge every day, while a smaller spring drips down, creating the illusion of an endless, gentle waterfall.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

Giant papier mache hog sits on private property.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

The warmest cave in the Ozarks features two seemingly bottomless lakes.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

Where Saint-Martin ends and Sint Maarten begins (or vice versa).

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.