Mount Ida, Arkansas
Avant Mining at Fisher Mountain
You can dig up your own crystals in the quartz capital of the world.
Places elizoria Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Jessieville, Arkansas
Coleman Mine
Crystal hunters can dig for their own stones at this DIY mine in Arkansas’ quartz belt.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
Crater of Diamonds State Park
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Flora, Mississippi
Mississippi Petrified Forest
A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.
Foxworth, Mississippi
Red Bluff
A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.
Leesville, Louisiana
Wolf Rock Cave
The only cave in Louisiana has played host to a state's-worth of clandestine activities.
Avery Island, Louisiana
Tabasco Museum and Factory
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
St. Francisville, Louisiana
The Day the Civil War Stopped
Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana Old State Capitol
A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Bayou St. John Confederate Submarine
A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.
