Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

A trove of tiny treasures hidden within a Florida park.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

It's believed Elvis Presley was inspired to write his breakthrough track after staying here.

Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.

These winding paths and vertical ramps have been inspiring skateboarders for nearly half a century.

During segregation, this Orlando hotel hosted performers like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Now it's a museum dedicated to preserving local Black history.

The world's largest collection of autographed baseballs can be found at the St. Petersburg Museum of History.

Once the primary source of ice in this region during the mid-20th century.

Known as the most resilient water tower in the region.

After a long career, a disastrous sinking, and a half-successful salvage, this Naval vessel-turned-artificial reef ended up exactly where she was supposed to—with a little help from nature.