New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

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

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

This botanical garden has been nicknamed "Alabama's Little Corner of Greece."

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

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

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

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."