A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

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

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.