In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

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

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

Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.

The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.

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

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

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

This unassuming North Austin neighborhood was built to test the novel idea of home air conditioning.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This heart-shaped island looks substantially less lovely after a recent bulldozing project.