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Tillar, Arkansas

Rohwer Heritage Site

Memorials are nearly all that remains of this Arkansas prison camp, where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated during World War II.
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Hot Springs, Arkansas

Thermal Spring Cascades

Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.
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Earle, Arkansas

Parkin Archeological State Park

The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.
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Joiner, Arkansas

Bassett POW Camp

On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.
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Calico Rock, Arkansas

Peppersauce Ghost Town

An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.
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Gurdon, Arkansas

The Gurdon Light

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.
Saline, Louisiana

Briarwood Nature Preserve

The home and birthplace of Caroline Dormon, a naturalist, artist, and the "mother of the Kisatchie National Forest."
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Sicily Island, Louisiana

Rock Falls

Louisiana's tallest waterfall is only a short hike away from the middle of nowhere.
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St Francisville, Louisiana

Cat Island Bald Cypress

Located in a remote part of a Louisiana wildlife refuge, this tree has been standing for more than 1,200 years.
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Lake Charles, Louisiana

Bilbo Cemetery

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

Poverty Point World Heritage Site

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.
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Chauvin, Louisiana

Kenny Hill Sculpture Garden

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.
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Rayne, Louisiana

Wrong Way Cemetery

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

Whitney Plantation

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.
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Carville, Louisiana

National Hansen's Disease Museum

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.
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LaPlace, Louisiana

Frenier Cemetery

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.
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New Iberia, Louisiana

Jungle Gardens

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.
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Pearl River, Louisiana

Honey Island Swamp

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.
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El Paso, Texas

Lincoln Park aka Chicano Park

Local artists have long claimed these highway pylons as a place to celebrate Mexican-American history through artwork.
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Grapevine, Texas

The Real Unreal

Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.
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Big Bend National Park, Texas

Balanced Rock

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.
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Warren, Texas

Geraldine Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve

This magical oasis in East Texas is one of the most biodiverse acres in the country.
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Hemphill, Texas

Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum

Located in the place where the Columbia space shuttle came down, a museum-memorial that is both touching and informative.
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Dale, Texas

Lytton Springs General Store

Constructed in 1859 as a general store and post office, the store is still used to this day and was featured in the Walking Dead series.
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