A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

Crawfish hand pies, Natchitoches meat pies, and all manner of other sweet or savory, flaky-crusted pastries abound here.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.

America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

The only mill in the state that features a covered bridge.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The Trappist monk, prophet-poet, and rebel never really got to live out the eremitic life he was seeking.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.