This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

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

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

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.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.