148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

A brick-lined alley full of public artwork tucked away in downtown Gulfport.

One of the best-preserved Native American mounds remaining in the southern United States.

The oldest active juke joint in the state sustains a niche school of blues guitar.

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 cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

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

Whimsical bronze sculptures of smiling coins and houses await visitors to this park.

This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.

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

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

Instead of becoming a power plant, this abandoned complex became a massive letdown.

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

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

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

A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

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

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

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

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

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

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