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Plano, Texas

Collinsworth Cemetery

This family cemetery is a reminder of a smallpox outbreak in late-19th-century Texas.
Added by AnnSenechal
Natchez, Mississippi

Mammy's Cupboard

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

Big Apple Inn

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.
Sam OBrien Added by Sam OBrien
Natchez, Mississippi

'Turning Angel' Statue

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.
Krutoon Added by Krutoon
Natchez, Mississippi

Grave of Florence Irene Ford

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Nacogdoches, Texas

Old Stone Fort

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.
Madiha Bataineh Added by Madiha Bataineh
Lebanon, Missouri

Bennett Spring Natural Tunnel

Away from the crowds of fishing enthusiasts, take a hike deep into the woods and journey into an eerie darkness.
echun900 Added by echun900
West Mineral, Kansas

Big Brutus

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.
Added by michaelmecseri
Royse City, Texas

Royse City Futuro House

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.
amboy Added by amboy
Round Spring, Missouri

Round Spring

An average of 33 million gallons of water pour out of the collapsed cave at the heart of this spherical spring.
showmestateofmind Added by showmestateofmind
Claiborne County, Mississippi

Windsor Ruins

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.
Quotia Zelda Added by Quotia Zelda
Piggott, Arkansas

Hemingway-Pfeiffer House

Ernest Hemingway wrote a good portion of "A Farewell to Arms" while living with the parents of his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer.
jon5cents Added by jon5cents
Ellington, Missouri

Blue Spring

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.
showmestateofmind Added by showmestateofmind
Van Buren, Missouri

Big Spring

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.
showmestateofmind Added by showmestateofmind
Eminence, Missouri

Alley Spring Mill

A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.
showmestateofmind Added by showmestateofmind
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Cain’s Ballroom

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Oxford, Mississippi

Rowan Oak

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
garycascio Added by garycascio
Lexington, Mississippi

Grave of the Lady in Red

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Joplin, Missouri

The Ozark Spooklight

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.
Marshfield, Missouri

Hubble Space Telescope Replica

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.
Added by Tyrel
Durant, Oklahoma

World's Largest Peanut

No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.
Augustine Added by Augustine
Vicksburg, Mississippi

Margaret's Grocery and Market

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

Coleman Theatre

This historic theater's pipe organ still accompanies silent films just like it did in 1929.
Added by retroalli
Memphis, Tennessee

The Crystal Shrine Grotto

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser