This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

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

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.