This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

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

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

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

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

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

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...