Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

A white oak with property rights.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

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

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

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

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

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

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.