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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

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 demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.