Mississippi
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Graves of the King and Queen of the Gypsies
Meridian, Mississippi
Long-dead Queen Kelly and King Emil's graves are easy to spot, festooned with colorful offerings.
Sights for Oddball Excursions
Mammy's Cupboard
Natchez, Mississippi
A luncheonette built inside a 28-foot tall black woman's capacious skirt.
Birthplace of Elvis
Tupelo, Mississippi
Visit the tiny two-room shack where the King was born -- then stroll the grounds to take in the statue, museum, and Elvis's first church.
35-Foot-High Rocking Chair
Gulfport, Mississippi
The World's Largest when it was built in 1995. Knocked off its rockers by Hurricane Katrina ten years later, but quickly restored.
The Windsor Ruins
Port Gibson, Mississippi
Towering columns nearly lost in the woods, all that remain of the largest antebellum plantation house in Mississippi.
Touch the Hand of Elvis
Tupelo, Mississippi
Elvis fans can touch the hand of a bronze Elvis statue reaching down from its pedestal, just the way the real Elvis did when he was up on stage.
Abe and Jeff: Presidents and Equals
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Statues of United States President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate States President Jefferson Davis turned to face each other as if having a chat.
Vicksburg National Military Park
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Follow the 16-mile-long tour road to see over 1,000 monuments depicting dead generals and vermin-infested soldiers. Also the USS Cairo, a real Civil War ironclad.
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Offbeat Landmarks and Oddities
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of Mississippi attractions.
- Aberdeen: Lady Whose Dress Caught Fire [tips]
- Biloxi: 32-Foot-Tall Shark Head Entrance
- Biloxi: Replica U-Boat, Golden Fisherman
- Biloxi: Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum
- Clarksdale: Shack Up Inn [tips]
- Fayette: Folk Art Frog Farm [tips]
- Foxworth: Grand Canyon of Mississippi [tips]
- Foxworth: Grave of World's Oldest Man and "Last Surviving American Slave"
- Greenwood: Sleep in a Cotton Picker's Shack [tips]
- Gulfport: 35-Foot-High Rocking Chair
- Iuka: World's Largest Apron Museum [tips]
- Jackson: Abandoned World's Largest Mississippi River Model [tips]
- Lake View: State Line Big John [tips]
- Marks: Gurley's House and Collection [tips]
- Meridian: Graves of the King and Queen of the Gypsies
- Moss Point: Gulf Coast Gator Ranch [tips]
- Natchez: Mammy's Cupboard
- Pearlington: Moon Rock, Apollo 13 Spacesuit
- Pearlington: Giant Rocket from Apollo 19 [tips]
- Port Gibson: The Windsor Ruins
- Tupelo: Birthplace of Elvis
- Tupelo: Touch the Hand of Elvis
- Vicksburg: Miracle Baby Bullet and Sash of Presidents [tips]
- Vicksburg: Abe and Jeff: Presidents and Equals
- Vicksburg: Vicksburg National Military Park
- Yazoo City: Witch's Grave [tips]