This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.