Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "Dismalites" .

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

Constructed from bricks salvaged from a former dormitory destroyed in a fire.

A steeple in the shape of a golden hand pointing straight up commemorates Zebulun Butler, the first full-time pastor of this Mississippi church.

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

The last intact steam engine factory in the United States.

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

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

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

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

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.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

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

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

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

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

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

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.