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

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

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

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

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

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

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

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

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.