This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

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

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

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

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

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.