Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

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