This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

This little-known memorial honors those who have donated their bodies to medical training.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

Contrary to popular belief, this memorial does not actually claim to mark the bluesman's grave.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

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

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

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

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

The childhood home of Jerry Lee Lewis was converted into a museum dedicated to his musical legend.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.