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

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

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

Abstract marble carving for an 8.5-pound rock.

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

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

A museum dedicated to the lovable crime couple Bonnie & Clyde, just a few miles away from the site of their early demise.

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

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

The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.

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

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

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.