19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.