An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

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

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

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

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.