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

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

Every year, festive decorations appear on this juniper tree located in the median strip of a busy highway.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.