Based in a former haberdashery, Florida’s oldest continually-operating bar has a rich nautical history and lots of local lore.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

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

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

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

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.