Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

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

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

Native builders raised these mounds centuries ago, before local families turned one into a cemetery.

A steeple in the shape of a golden hand pointing straight up commemorates Zebulun Butler, the first full-time pastor of this Mississippi church.

A glimpse into the state's vibrant literary culture along with inspiring stories from an inclusive author community.

Catch a live blues set in a former 1930s grocery store on the Mississippi River.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

This plaque marks the spot where the first crossing guards helped get kids safely to school.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.