This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

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

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

The remains of a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp dot a windswept Colorado hill.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."