Places JHV2 Wants to Go

A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.

One of the best-preserved Native American mounds remaining in the southern United States.

A brick-lined alley full of public artwork tucked away in downtown Gulfport.

This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

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

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

This ranch house in Jackson's Elraine neighborhood was home to the civil rights icons and the site of a shocking assassination.

The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.

Contrary to popular belief, this memorial does not actually claim to mark the bluesman's grave.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

A 1980s tour bus that traveled millions of miles to facilitate a superlatively rigorous performing career.