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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.