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

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

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

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

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

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

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

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

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

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

Despite the name, this narrow bridge isn't very dangerous at all.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

Enjoy egg rolls and live music in a converted bank vault.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

A mere dot on the map in the great north woods is the first place in America to vote in Presidential elections.

This humble resting place belongs to one of history's most celebrated restaurateurs.

This modern medieval weapon of war was built to toss pumpkins.

Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.

A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.

This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.

The New England cabin where an infamous British occultist conducted experiments in "magick".