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

A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

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

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

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.

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

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

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.

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

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

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

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.