A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

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

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

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

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

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

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

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

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

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 small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.