A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

A wild Hollywood resort thwarted by mosquitoes.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.