Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Images chiseled into the basalt here date back an estimated 300 years.

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

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

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

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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

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

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.