This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

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

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

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

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

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

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A couple's 60-year love of collecting is on display at this unique stove repair shop in Maine.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

Working wool mill used as the exterior for the mill in the 1990 horror film "Graveyard Shift."

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.