This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.

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

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.