The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

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

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

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

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

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

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

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

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