This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

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

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

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.