The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

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

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

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

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

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

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.