Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

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

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

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

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.

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

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.