This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

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

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

The oldest active juke joint in the state sustains a niche school of blues guitar.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Ernest Hemingway wrote a good portion of "A Farewell to Arms" while living with the parents of his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

This former Union fort commands a fine view of downtown Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River.

The only mill in the state that features a covered bridge.

These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.