$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

This once lawless patch of land was home to an infamous and deadly land feud.

The only international border marker within the United States.

Your one-stop-shop for antique tractor shows and emotional paintings of children championing livestock.

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

One man built this shrine in the 1970s to pay tribute to a miracle he had witnessed.

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

Installed as a beacon of hope for a hurricane-racked island, the statue had to be moved multiple times due to the eroding coast.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

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

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

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

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A small town museum honors local WWII veterans and the queen of pop who put it on the map.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.

Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

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

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.