Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

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

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

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

A small town museum honors local WWII veterans and the queen of pop who put it on the map.

The childhood home of Jerry Lee Lewis was converted into a museum dedicated to his musical legend.

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

A 19th-century utopian religious society designed to align with the latitude of Jerusalem.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.