This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

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

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

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

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”