This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.

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

This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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

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.

Tucked away on a hilltop in the backwoods of Mississippi lies the remains of a blues legend.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

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

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

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.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.