Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.