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

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

The centerpiece of the Delta Blues Museum is a wooden sharecropper’s cabin that once housed a titan of blues music.

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

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.

Quaint, disturbing, and macabre objects are all on display at this intriguing collection of medical instruments from bygone eras.

How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.