St. Francisville, Louisiana
The Day the Civil War Stopped
Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.
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St. Francisville, Louisiana
Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.
St Francisville, Louisiana
Located in a remote part of a Louisiana wildlife refuge, this tree has been standing for more than 1,200 years.
Zachary, Louisiana
One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.
Ville Platte, Louisiana
A museum within a former train depot tells the true story of a distinctly French-Louisiana musical genre.
Lettsworth, Louisiana
The childhood home of the legendary blues guitarist and singer.
Gothenburg, Sweden
The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Tanumshede, Sweden
The rock carving that became an internet meme.
Hanover, Germany
This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.
Falsterbo, Sweden
Where a troll might repair your shoes in exchange for a bowl of porridge.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Money may not grow on trees, but it can be dispensed by one.
Central City, Colorado
The first mountain submarine had its initial and last voyage in 1898.
Hellam, Pennsylvania
Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.
New Orleans, Louisiana
According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Homestead, Florida
When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
West Glacier, Montana
This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.
Littlefield, Arizona
An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.
Rimrock, Arizona
This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water
New Orleans, Louisiana
This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”
New Orleans, Louisiana
A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.