A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.

A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

A building that was once a general store, a speakeasy, and a newspaper office now holds a small gallery filled with New Orleans photography.

The childhood home of the legendary blues guitarist and singer.

A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.

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

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

A city entirely devoted to illegal gun production.

This commanding mausoleum holds the remains of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

Thousands of ancient rock carvings are scattered just off the highway.

The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.

A tower built by an emperor for an antelope.

One of the last surviving ancient Buddhist sites in the region, it escaped the brunt of several Hun invasions thanks to its remote location.

Known as the most dangerous bridge in the world, the Hussaini Hanging Bridge is only one of many precarious rope bridges in Northern Pakistan.

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.

A place as enchanting as the journey to reach it is harrowing.

This grand Pakistani mausoleum can only be accessed via an almost 1,000 foot long alleyway.

These stairs were built to accommodate royals mounted on elephants.