This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

A science teacher's dream.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

What is the Thing?

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

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.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.