A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

Designed by Horace Trumbauer in 1893, this Gothic-style castle is now a home for academics.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

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.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.