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Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

A statue commemorating the island's tradition of dancing dwarves in Napoleon hats.

These wooden balconies that are both decorative and functional.

Lava stone structures possibly dating back to the 19th century may have been a stopping point for voyagers between ancient Egypt and the Mayan Civilization.

An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.