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

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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 historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.