Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.
Atlantic Beach, South Carolina
This town at the north edge of Myrtle Beach holds a wealth of Black history.
Winnabow, North Carolina
From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.
Albany, Georgia
Dedicated to the "King of Soul."
Covington, Georgia
An ode to this small town's big film history.
Fitzgerald, Georgia
The site where Confederate president Jefferson Davis was defeated has been marked with a bust... that leaves that part out.
Ashburn, Georgia
A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.
Roswell, Georgia
A vast collection of rare, historical, and vintage supercomputers.
Plains, Georgia
This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.
Walker County, Georgia
The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.
St. Marys, Georgia
Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.
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.
Pioneer, Louisiana
This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.
Belle Rose, Louisiana
This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.
Simsboro, Louisiana
The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.
Avery Island, Louisiana
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
Gulfport, Mississippi
A brick-lined alley full of public artwork tucked away in downtown Gulfport.
Greenville, Mississippi
One of the best-preserved Native American mounds remaining in the southern United States.
Magnolia, Mississippi
A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.
Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi
This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.
