A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

This 1920s railway depot is now home to two unique museums complete with a miniature train ride.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

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

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

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.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

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

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