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

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

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

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

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

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

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

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

A tiny plaque hidden miles into the Washington wilderness is all that remains to honor a shipwreck that left 18 people dead.

A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.