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

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.