Natchez, Mississippi
The Emerald Mound
The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.
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Natchez, Mississippi
The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.
Oxford, Mississippi
William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
Lexington, Mississippi
The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.
Claiborne County, Mississippi
An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.
Houston, Texas
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Montgomery, Alabama
The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Hohenwald, Tennessee
This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.
Rugby, Tennessee
A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.
Moundville, Alabama
A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.
Milledgeville, Georgia
One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.
Macon, Georgia
At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.
Cartersville, Georgia
These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.
Marietta, Georgia
An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.
San Antonio, Texas
A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.
San Antonio, Texas
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.