A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

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

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.