A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

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

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

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

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

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

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

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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.

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.

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

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.

See the computer’s history revealed over the course of 20,000 years.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.