These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The magic's in the hole!

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

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

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

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

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

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

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

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