An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

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

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

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

An ever-growing collection of rare and strange objects owned by local Arkansas illusionist Maxwell Blade.

This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

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