Natchez, Mississippi
Smoot’s Grocery Blues Lounge
Catch a live blues set in a former 1930s grocery store on the Mississippi River.
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Natchez, Mississippi
Catch a live blues set in a former 1930s grocery store on the Mississippi River.
Natchez, Mississippi
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
Natchez, Mississippi
This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.
St. Francisville, Louisiana
Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.
St. Francisville, Louisiana
The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
This sculpture may be the only known depiction of a man who helped finance the American Revolution and inadvertently created the dollar sign.
Lake Charles, Louisiana
This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.
Ingram, Texas
A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Fort Stockton, Texas
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
El Paso, Texas
One of El Paso's oldest dives may have inspired the classic Marty Robbins song.
Lordsburg, New Mexico
The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.
Bisbee, Arizona
One of America's oldest stadiums was also the site of one of the most brutal anti-labor acts in American history.
Bisbee, Arizona
Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.
Bisbee, Arizona
A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.
Bisbee, Arizona
This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.
Bisbee, Arizona
This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.
Bisbee, Arizona
Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.
Bisbee, Arizona
A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.
Sierra Vista, Arizona
Out of a desire to feed hungry soldiers, a franchise-altering idea was born.
Tombstone, Arizona
The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.
Vail, Arizona
Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.
Tucson, Arizona
One of the largest private collections of cars manufactured by the short-lived Franklin Automobile Company.