Places We All Pod Down Here Wants to Go

This tomb was fashioned with a sliding window for a grieving mother who struggled with her daughter's death.

This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.

The last intact steam engine factory in the United States.

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

This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.

Tucked away on a hilltop in the backwoods of Mississippi lies the remains of a blues legend.

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

The simple gravesite of a Romany clan leader is dotted with offerings, including cans of her favorite drink, Crush orange soda.

This roadside attraction in the woods of Mississippi is a scalable replica of the Holy Lands during biblical times.

Instead of becoming a power plant, this abandoned complex became a massive letdown.

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

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.

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

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

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

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

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

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.