Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

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

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

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

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

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

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

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

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

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

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.