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

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

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

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

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

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

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

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

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

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

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

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

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

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

When struck, the strange stones in this park ring like bells.

One man's personal collection of more than 2,000 creepy-crawlies from around the world.

This botanical garden boasts sculptures, industrial ruins, and an endorsement from the Dalai Lama.

Colonial architecture meets urban art in this sprawling open-air gallery.

An artisanal toy-maker’s works are highlighted in this museum dedicated to the craft of toys.

This art shopping center still boasts pieces of its past as a textile factory.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.