The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

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

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

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

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

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

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.