A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

One of the few institutions in the United States devoted to the art of decorative bird carving.

A nature and outdoor art preserve features the large-scale, abstract works of a renowned Maine folk artist.

They call buildings like this "mimetic architecture," but nothing has ever mimicked the taste of Moxie.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.