The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

One of the best-preserved Native American mounds remaining in the southern United States.

The centerpiece of the Delta Blues Museum is a wooden sharecropper’s cabin that once housed a titan of blues music.

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

This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.