A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.