New Orleans, Louisiana
Lafayette Cemetery
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
Savannah, Georgia
This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Watertown, Massachusetts
Located in a beautifully restored ice house, this museum is the result of decades of hard work and devotion to the craft of plumbing.
Somerville, Massachusetts
The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
London, England
Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?