The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

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

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

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

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.