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

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

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

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

Lake Champlain Bridge, the recently demolished and rebuilt bridge where they filmed "What Lies Beneath".

This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

A private residence adorned with a gorgeous mural dedicated to the buzzing insect.

This public park was the site of the largest civilian disaster of the Civil War.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.