Places beefjorky Wants to Go

Buttermilk biscuits so nice, you'll say “yay” twice.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.

A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.

The oldest active juke joint in the state sustains a niche school of blues guitar.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.