Sturgeon, Missouri
The Pinnacles
A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Sturgeon, Missouri
A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.
Kansas City, Missouri
The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Jackson, Mississippi
Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.
Greenville, Mississippi
The final resting place of an esteemed bear hunter and formerly enslaved man who led Theodore Roosevelt on a hunting trip that inspired the creation of the teddy bear.
Quito, Mississippi
Though Johnson is not actually buried here, an Atlanta-based band sponsored a headstone for him.
Morgan City, Mississippi
Contrary to popular belief, this memorial does not actually claim to mark the bluesman's grave.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.
Holly Springs, Mississippi
This tomb was fashioned with a sliding window for a grieving mother who struggled with her daughter's death.
Greenwood, Mississippi
A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.
Carrollton, Mississippi
Tucked away on a hilltop in the backwoods of Mississippi lies the remains of a blues legend.
Lumberton, Mississippi
This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Meridian, Mississippi
The simple gravesite of a Romany clan leader is dotted with offerings, including cans of her favorite drink, Crush orange soda.
Greenwood, Mississippi
After decades of research and rumors, Little Zion Church was proven to be his final resting place.
Biloxi, Mississippi
A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.
Natchez, Mississippi
The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Natchez, Mississippi
This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."
Lexington, Mississippi
The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.
Natchez, Mississippi
Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.
Afton, Oklahoma
Collection maintained by the legendary designer.