Located in a remote part of a Louisiana wildlife refuge, this tree has been standing for more than 1,200 years.

The only cave in Louisiana has played host to a state's-worth of clandestine activities.

The childhood home of the legendary blues guitarist and singer.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

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

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

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

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

A humble ancient well where Scottish knight, Sir William Wallace, took his final drink.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

These mysterious religious carvings were once thought to be thousands of years old but are actually the work of modern eccentric.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.