World's largest magnetic research facility.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

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

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.

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

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.