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Oxford, Mississippi

Rowan Oak

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
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Tupelo, Mississippi

Elvis Presley Birthplace

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

Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.
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Florence, Alabama

Frank Lloyd Wright-Rosenbaum House

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.
Added by vonelliott
Tuscumbia, Alabama

Helen Keller's Water Pump

Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.
Josh Belcher Added by Josh Belcher
Haleyville, Alabama

Alabama's Natural Bridge

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.
Added by heavychevy13
Delta, Alabama

Cheaha Mountain

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
Homewood, Alabama

Alabama Booksmith

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.
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Carrabelle, Florida

Carrabelle Bottle House

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.
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Montgomery, Alabama

Hank Williams's Gravesite

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

Civil Rights Memorial

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
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Montgomery, Alabama

F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
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Clayton, Alabama

Whiskey Bottle Tombstone

In 1863, a woman buried her hard-drinking husband beneath his beloved booze.
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Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Charnley-Norwood House

This house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan was destroyed twice and reconstructed to near original condition.
exjayex Added by exjayex
Elberta, Alabama

Bamahenge

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.
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Pensacola, Florida

Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Pensacola Beach, Florida

Fort Pickens

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.
hopecorrigan1 Added by hopecorrigan1
Pensacola, Florida

Wreck of the USS Massachusetts

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Pensacola Beach, Florida

Pensacola Futuro House

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.
Added by kamberhebert
Wilmington, Delaware

The Crying Giant

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.
horticulturcat Added by horticulturcat
West Chester, Pennsylvania

Baldwin's Book Barn

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.
Added by dsb510
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Germantown White House

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Yeadon, Pennsylvania

Unmarked Grave of H.H. Holmes

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.
Added by adsummum
Camden, New Jersey

Walt Whitman's Grave

The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.
Added by JJWriter