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

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

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

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

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 colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

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

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

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

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

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.