Millions of pieces of Venetian glass showcase the life of Christ.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

This hotel was used during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.

John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.

The childhood home of the legendary blues guitarist and singer.

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

Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

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

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

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.