Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

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

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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.