A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

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

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

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

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.

The scarce remains of a sunken ship peek out from the sand on East Beach.

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

The haunting ruins of a once-holy church now stand as a forgotten relic of Montreal’s past.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Location of the “Greatest 45 Minutes in Sports History.”

A small museum dedicated to the history and design of German packaging.

This historic Art Nouveau townhouse was the former home of the son of a famous chemical inventor and industrialist.

This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

A comprehensive collection of toy and model trains, largely from the mid-20th century.

A stunning Art Nouveau cinema in the heart of Budapest.