One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.