The art deco colossus played a role in war and medicine aside from hosting the iconic Louisiana Hayride.

From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.

The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

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

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

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

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

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

The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.

A unique gallery chronicles the losers of American presidential history.

A college in rural Kansas founded to prepare the country for an impending World War III.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.