Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

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

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

A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.