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

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

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

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

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

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

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

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

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.