A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

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

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

Home of mutant livestock.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

This three-dimensional brick mural is the longest of its kind in the United States.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.