This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

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

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

This 1930s-era Route 66 Tulsa landmark was moved, restored, and filled with neon.

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

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

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

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

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

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