An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

One of the largest collections of intact Victorian-era waterworks equipment in the world.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.

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

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.

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

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

A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

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