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

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

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

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

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

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.

Hidden in this little-known town stands a piece of agriculture history.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

Step past the gas pumps and into a fine French bistro.

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

A 1960s damming project turned one family’s hilltop cemetery into an island.

This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.