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

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

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.