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The last intact steam engine factory in the United States.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.

After decades of research and rumors, Little Zion Church was proven to be his final resting place.

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

This roadside attraction in the woods of Mississippi is a scalable replica of the Holy Lands during biblical times.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

Instead of becoming a power plant, this abandoned complex became a massive letdown.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.