Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

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