A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Home to the abandoned Tioronda Hat Works Factory, this park is a combination of woodlands and marshlands.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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

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

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

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.