Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

This mass grave for victims of a massive hurricane remained hidden until 1991.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.

Florida's first suspension bridge.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

This grave marks the final resting place of pioneer John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

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

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

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

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