Vicksburg, Mississippi
The Tomato Place
Pull off Highway 61 in high summer for fried green tomato BLTs, turkey legs, and boiled peanuts.
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Vicksburg, Mississippi
Pull off Highway 61 in high summer for fried green tomato BLTs, turkey legs, and boiled peanuts.
Delta, Louisiana
The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.
Rogers, Arkansas
Learn all about this iconic air rifle without putting an eye out.
Prairie Grove, Arkansas
A mid-century telephone booth still stands, now a long-distance relic of the past.
Texarkana, Texas
$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.
Heavener, Oklahoma
One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Art blooms at this unique outdoor gallery along the banks of the Arkansas River.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Yup, that's where the name came from.
Paris, Arkansas
A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.
Poteau, Oklahoma
Claims to be the "World's Highest Hill."
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Memphis, Tennessee
The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Memphis, Tennessee
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
Dyess, Arkansas
The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.
Oaks, Pennsylvania
Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.
Bainbridge, Pennsylvania
These unique rock formations were created during the Ice Age.
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
An ideal wedding spot that is almost too ideal.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.
Palatine, Illinois
Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.
Eldon, Iowa
Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.