Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

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

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

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

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

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

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

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.