The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

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

A museum dedicated to the lovable crime couple Bonnie & Clyde, just a few miles away from the site of their early demise.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

This Tennessee manse was built so opulent that the very utilities doomed it to fail.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

This tiny 19th-century tunnel was built so a man could move his cows from one field to another.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.