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

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

These 11,000-year-old mounds may be the oldest known human-made structures in the Americas.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

This unusual rock formation in Berks County is nearly a mile long and may date from the Ice Age.

At the end of a street is a statue with no indication as to why it was created.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.