This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

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

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.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.