South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The oldest building in Charleston was used to store gunpowder during the American Revolution.

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

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

A fairytale art house in the middle of Wisconsin.

A stone face watches over the river.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

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

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

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.

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.