Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.