Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg Pocket Museum
A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.
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Carrabelle, Florida
Crooked River Lighthouse
Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.
New Iberia, Louisiana
Jungle Gardens
A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.
Avery Island, Louisiana
Tabasco Museum and Factory
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana Old State Capitol
A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.
San Antonio, Texas
Giant Hog Stand
This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.
Uvalde, Texas
Giant Matthew McConaughey
A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.
Langtry, Texas
Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center
Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.
Valentine, Texas
Prada Marfa
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Culberson County, Texas
McKittrick Canyon
Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Alamogordo, New Mexico
PistachioLand: World's Largest Pistachio
This is one really big nut.
High Rolls, New Mexico
Apple Boy
This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Space Murals Museum
The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
White Sands National Park
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
World's Largest Chile Pepper Sculpture
This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Recycled Roadrunner Statue
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
Faywood, New Mexico
City of Rocks State Park
These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.
Silver City, New Mexico
a)sp."A"(c)e Studio Art Gallery
A unique gallery filled with art that is interactive, accessible, and generates a ripple effect of creativity
Silver City, New Mexico
Gila Cliff Dwellings
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Willcox, Arizona
Heart of the Rocks Loop
Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.
Lead, South Dakota
Homestake Open Cut
Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.
Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye Monument
A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.
Pierre, South Dakota
The Trail of Governors
A series of life-sized statues of each governor of the state of South Dakota.
