3,200-square-foot mural inside Dartmouth Library depicts the history of America with images of human sacrifice, ancient gods, and other unspeakable terrors.

Dozens of playful sculptures blanket these 200 rolling acres of farmland in an ode to art and landscape.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

The first transatlantic wireless communication between the U.S. and Europe took place here in 1903.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

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

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

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

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

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

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."