Southern plantations

Southern home design is about tradition, community and surviving brutal summers. Today we trace the origins of our favorite Southern architectural and design elements. Image: Architectural Digest

These columns stand as ghostly reminders of one of the largest mansions that ever stood in the South.[Claiborne County, MS]

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This place has quite a tale to tell, filled with smugglers, buried treasure, murder, and possibly even a few ghosts.

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These made my day.

Here's a collection of photos from across Louisiana depicting the state at the turn of the history.

These historic Southern plantations are worth a visit on your next trip below the Mason-Dixon line

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"The Vampire Diaries," "In the Heat of the Night" and other Hollywood productions have also been filmed here.