An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

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

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

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

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.