New Orleans, Louisiana
Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.
Columbus, Mississippi
The birthplace and original home of the legendary American playwright.
Port Gibson, Mississippi
A steeple in the shape of a golden hand pointing straight up commemorates Zebulun Butler, the first full-time pastor of this Mississippi church.
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.
Indianola, Mississippi
A 1980s tour bus that traveled millions of miles to facilitate a superlatively rigorous performing career.
Holly Springs, Mississippi
This tomb was fashioned with a sliding window for a grieving mother who struggled with her daughter's death.
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.
Lucedale, Mississippi
This roadside attraction in the woods of Mississippi is a scalable replica of the Holy Lands during biblical times.
Lexington, Mississippi
The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.
Sandy Hook, Mississippi
One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.
Oxford, Mississippi
William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
Gulfport, Mississippi
Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.
Tupelo, Mississippi
This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.
Natchez, Mississippi
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
Natchez, Mississippi
This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.
Irvine, California
Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.
La Habra Heights, California
About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.
Newport Beach, California
Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.
Newport Beach, California
One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.
Yorba Linda, California
The helicopter that "Tricky Dick" absconded from the White House in on his last day in office.