A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

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

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

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

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 snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.