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One of the best-preserved Native American mounds remaining in the southern United States.

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

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

Whimsical bronze sculptures of smiling coins and houses await visitors to this park.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.

A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

One of Hawaiʻi’s most notable historic petroglyph fields lies within a major resort.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

A statue in Enterprise, Alabama hailing the fast food giant Ronald McDonald, stylized as a boll weevil.

This historic chapel was rebuilt after lighting caused the original structure to catch fire.