A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

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

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

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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

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

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

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