Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

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

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

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

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

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

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.

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

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

Football field-sized microalgae production tanks on the Hawaiian coast create a stunning view from space.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.