An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Installed as a beacon of hope for a hurricane-racked island, the statue had to be moved multiple times due to the eroding coast.

After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

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

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

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.