Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

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

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

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

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

A small town built on an abandoned airfield has former runways as streets and a bar and grill in an old airplane hangar.

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

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

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

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

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

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.