A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

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

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

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

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

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

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

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