Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

One man's vision and a labor of love of many.

The mysterious 855-foot zigzagging stone wall has been baffling people for centuries.

This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

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

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

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

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

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

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.