Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

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

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

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

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

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

One man built this shrine in the 1970s to pay tribute to a miracle he had witnessed.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

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

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.