This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

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

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.