Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

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

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

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

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.