A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

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

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

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

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

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

The Home and murder site of the witch of Rehmeyers Hollow.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.