A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

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

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.