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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.