Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

This building contains handprints that are well over a century old.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

Designed by Horace Trumbauer in 1893, this Gothic-style castle is now a home for academics.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

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

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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.