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

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

Dine on old-school red sauce fare at a former mob hang out and film set for The Sopranos.

The birthplace of this Gilded Age celebrity, opera singer, suffragette, and shipwreck survivor has been turned into a museum celebrating her fascinating life.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

The oldest café in Montevideo preserves its history as the city's bohemian hub.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.