Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

This Louisiana folk art gallery is a gnarled collection of driftwood homonculi.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

The simple gravesite of a Romany clan leader is dotted with offerings, including cans of her favorite drink, Crush orange soda.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.

An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

This former prison is an Art Deco masterpiece with a past full of civil rights flashpoints.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

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

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

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