By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

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.

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

A historic gristmill that still produces flour and grits the old-fashioned way.

A man's home is his castle.

Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

To find the final resting place of a golf legend, just look for the grave covered in golf balls.

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

The home of a 19th-century author who brought African-American folktales to the mainstream is now Atlanta’s oldest house museum.