Hendersonville, North Carolina
Blue Ghost Fireflies
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
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Hendersonville, North Carolina
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
Point Harbor, North Carolina
The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.
Berlin, Germany
The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Tokyo, Japan
The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.
Avery Island, Louisiana
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.
New Orleans, Louisiana
After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.
Edgard, Louisiana
This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.
Lutcher, Louisiana
A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.
New Iberia, Louisiana
A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
Mexico, New York
A carriage house converted into what resembles an 11th-century English manor house
Romulus, New York
Launch vegetables using oversized slingshots at this Fingerlakes winery's roadside attraction.
New York, New York
Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.
Albany, New York
This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.