Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

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

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

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.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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 Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

A Community Cornerstone.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.