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

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

Puppet theater and museum holding a collection of more than 300.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

One of the oldest of its kind.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

The great Danube river starts here.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.