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.

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

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

This building contains handprints that are well over a century old.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.