The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

A singular collection of hand-built art deco cars are held in a building with style to match.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

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

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

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

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

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.