The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

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

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

The only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structure in the architect's hometown.

At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.

Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

This double-arched masonry highway bridge is the only structure of its kind in Minnesota.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.