Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

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

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

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

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

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

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

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

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

This old army installation has worn many hats throughout its history.

These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.