Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

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

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."