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

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

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

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 final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

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

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.