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

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

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

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

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The American rainmaker and a burst dam.