A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Hidden within a Gulf Coast port city is a wonderfully eclectic museum whose beginnings were housed in a bank window.

This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

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

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

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

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

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

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.

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