9,000 years of carnal history is on display at China's original Museum of Sex.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

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."

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

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

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

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

Harlequin costumes, signed scripts, and armor-wearing puppets.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

An eccentric home in Sicily turns heads on a regular basis.