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

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

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

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

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

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

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

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.