If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

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.

Penn State's giant bug collection.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

This three-chambered cave is the only protected natural bat hibernaculum in Quebec.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

A collection of the best toys ever made, The National Toy Hall of Fame is filled with kids, fun, and for some reason, a bird preserve.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Creaky dinosaurs grow in the backroads of Monmouth County, New Jersey.