An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

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

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A sun-filled museum featuring an ever-rotating collection of classic and exotic cars.

This unique library spans a mighty river.

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

An abandoned 19th-century hospital now swirling in ghost stories.

This jazz venue welcomes performers nightly and students daily.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.