This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

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

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

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.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

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

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

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

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

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

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.