A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

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

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

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

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

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

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

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

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

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

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.