The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

One man's fascination with Turkey led to this backyard mini-city.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

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

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

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

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.