The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

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

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

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

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

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

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

A monument to the military service of America's greatest traitor refuses to even name him.