In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

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

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

Only museum in the world devoted to bookbinding and book arts holds a permanent collection representing five centuries.

This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

The site of slaughterhouses that once satisfied Parisians' taste for horse meat is now home to a park and book market.

The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.