Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

The world's largest rotating world.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

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

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

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

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

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

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

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.