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.

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

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

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.