This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

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

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

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

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

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

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

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.