During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

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

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.