Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

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

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

A steeple in the shape of a golden hand pointing straight up commemorates Zebulun Butler, the first full-time pastor of this Mississippi church.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

This multi-level, aqueduct-footbridge hybrid is one of the greatest works of the Spanish Renaissance.

These magnificently sculpted tombs represent Spain's own legendary version of "Romeo and Juliet."

This ancient tunnel is one of the most important examples of Roman hydraulic engineering in Spain.

Along a coast that sees the annual migration of humpback whales, a geological formation that takes the shape of a whale’s tail.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.