This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

This nearly 200-foot tall limestone stack offers visitors amazing views and a chance to meet Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This sculpture was made in 1973 for the city's 300th-anniversary celebrations and was largely considered an eyesore at the time.

Canada’s infamous maximum-security prison, now open for guided tours with former guards.

The summer estate of John Weeks offers dazzling views and a moose captured by Theodore Roosevelt.

Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.

In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

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 cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

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

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

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

The statue, located at a mansion-turned-emancipation museum, honors Galveston’s history as the birthplace of Juneteenth.

This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.