Cullman, Alabama
Ave Maria Grotto
A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.
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Cullman, Alabama
A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.
Montevallo, Alabama
Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.
Phil Campbell, Alabama
Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."
Seale, Alabama
A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.
Tuscumbia, Alabama
You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.
Haleyville, Alabama
148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.
Millbrook, Alabama
The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.
Fackler, Alabama
This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.
Yazoo City, Mississippi
A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.
Lucedale, Mississippi
This roadside attraction in the woods of Mississippi is a scalable replica of the Holy Lands during biblical times.
Foxworth, Mississippi
A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.
Claiborne County, Mississippi
An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.
Shreveport, Louisiana
Explore 4,000 years of European and American art history in the heart of northwest Louisiana.
Lafayette, Louisiana
A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.
Shreveport, Louisiana
From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.
Buras, Louisiana
The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.