Savannah, Georgia
American Prohibition Museum
Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.
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Savannah, Georgia
Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.
Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
Little Rock, Arkansas
A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.
Key West, Florida
The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.
Key West, Florida
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.
Key West, Florida
A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.
Key West, Florida
An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.
Key West, Florida
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.
New Orleans, Louisiana
After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.
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.
Golden Meadow, Louisiana
One man built this shrine in the 1970s to pay tribute to a miracle he had witnessed.
Chauvin, Louisiana
Installed as a beacon of hope for a hurricane-racked island, the statue had to be moved multiple times due to the eroding coast.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.
Chauvin, Louisiana
Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
Lutcher, Louisiana
A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.
Avery Island, Louisiana
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.