The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

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

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

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.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

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

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

A herd of plastic cows hangs out under this transmission tower in rural Georgia.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

This hidden stone has absorbed decades of human anxiety.