Carthage, Texas
Last Remaining Boundary Marker for the Republic of Texas
The only international border marker within the United States.
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Carthage, Texas
The only international border marker within the United States.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.
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
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.
Gibsland, Louisiana
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.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Edgard, Louisiana
This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.
Edgard, Louisiana
The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.
Jacksonville, Florida
After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.
Claiborne County, Mississippi
An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.
Avery Island, Louisiana
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.
St. Francisville, Louisiana
A Rodeo for Prisoners.
Fort Worth, Texas
Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.
Dallas, Texas
The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.
Dallas, Texas
The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.