This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

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

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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 collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

One of the largest publicly funded mural in the country is one city's love letter to itself.

The art deco colossus played a role in war and medicine aside from hosting the iconic Louisiana Hayride.

From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.

Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.

A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

This family cemetery is a reminder of a smallpox outbreak in late-19th-century Texas.

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.