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These 11,000-year-old mounds may be the oldest known human-made structures in the Americas.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.

A 200-year-old live oak on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain.

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

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

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

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

A small museum celebrating the work of a Mississippi artist who had a unique connection with the natural world.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

This 19th century cotton-gin factory has been repurposed into an artist space and cultural center, complete with goats.

For the last eight decades, this curious shop has been ridding Atlanta of bad juju.

Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

Beside some power panels, a plaque celebrates the history of an alternate world.

This "living building" on Georgia Tech's campus is home to a blueberry orchard, honeybees, and more than 900 solar panels.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.