Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana Old State Capitol
A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.
Gibsland, Louisiana
The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.
Oxford, Mississippi
This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
Toomsuba, Mississippi
This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.
Natchez, Mississippi
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
Natchez, Mississippi
This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.
Natchez, Mississippi
Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.
Tupelo, Mississippi
This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.
Claiborne County, Mississippi
An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.
Oxford, Mississippi
William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
Clinton, Tennessee
This Tennessee manse was built so opulent that the very utilities doomed it to fail.
Crossville, Tennessee
This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.
Westmoreland, Tennessee
This tiny 19th-century tunnel was built so a man could move his cows from one field to another.
Hohenwald, Tennessee
This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.
Pikeville, Tennessee
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.
Erwin, Tennessee
Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.
Adams, Tennessee
Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Wilmington, North Carolina
An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.
Hatteras, North Carolina
This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.
Statesville, North Carolina
North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.
High Point, North Carolina
This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.
Durham, North Carolina
The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.