A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

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

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

Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.