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

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

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

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

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

These Depression-era WPA sculptures have made a couple of stops over the years.

Tiny treasures, giant murals, and strange sculptures decorate the windows and doors of this abandoned building.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

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

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.