Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

A local prank turned town icon.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.