A small Oregon museum is filled with a robust history.

A large wave-cut shelter, a major archeological site, overlooks the dry basin of Winnemucca Lake.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.

This historic line is a remnant of an ambitious and unconventional project that today provides panoramic views of the Ligurian mountains.

An ancient Roman altar named after Robert the Bruce.

A short interpretive trail about one of the first human cultures in North America.

One of America's oldest stadiums was also the site of one of the most brutal anti-labor acts in American history.

A kaleidoscope gallery and steampunk emporium named for a pioneering journalist.

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.

The exit of the largest prisoner-of-war escape attempt on American soil during World War II.

The site of an improbable and ill-fated attempt to use dammed floodwaters for irrigation.

The memory of the ancient unit of measurement of local builders.

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.