Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

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

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

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

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

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

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

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

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.