A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

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.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

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

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

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

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

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

Collection of fossils, plants, and ancient animals encased in amber.

Lake Champlain Bridge, the recently demolished and rebuilt bridge where they filmed "What Lies Beneath".