Mississippi

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  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.

Sights for Oddball Excursions

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  Mammy's Cupboard

  Natchez, Mississippi

  A luncheonette built inside a 28-foot tall black woman's capacious skirt.

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  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.

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  Graves of the King and Queen of the Gypsies

  Meridian, Mississippi

  Rose Hill Cemetery is the burial site for long-dead Queen Kelly and King Emil. Their graves are easy to spot, still regularly festooned with colorful offerings.

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  The Windsor Ruins

  Port Gibson, Mississippi

  Towering columns nearly lost in the woods, all that remain of the largest antebellum plantation house in Mississippi.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.