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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

Destroyed by flood waters, prison now serves as a training ground for armed forces.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

The longest of the four remaining covered bridges in Missouri.

Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.

A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.

The creator of the Kewpie doll's former home has been turned into a museum celebrating her life and work.

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.