This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

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

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

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

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

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.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

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

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.