An improbable set of attractive limestone caverns forms the centerpiece of Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, in the heart of the Mojave Desert.

The last family-owned, single-screen moviehouse in La La Land.

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

At the birthplace of American railroading, a world-class collection of historic trains.

Get your footwear fixed inside a 30-foot-long shoe built by an obsessive cobbler in 1947.

A small space-exploration exhibit hidden in a hotel.

A disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright built an experimental, partially underground home in the desert.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

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

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

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

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

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

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

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

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

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

One of two Southern California statues celebrating “The Duke,” this one towers over a Beverly Hills sidewalk.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.