This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

The last surviving bastion of the Baquet restaurant empire serves up superb soul food.

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.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

This free sculpture garden is home to over 90 artworks and installations from artists around the world.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

An authentic recreation of a 19th-century museum for "working class folks."

A towering tribute to the Godfather of Soul.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

Once a sewer culvert, this road tunnel now offers cyclists and pedestrians a subterranean stroll under the C&O Canal.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.