Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

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

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

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

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

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

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 Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

That bass was as bad a fish as any angler ever knew.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

What better place to take a seat?

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'