A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

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

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

This memorial celebrates the legacy of the British-Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.