Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

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

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