This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

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

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

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

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

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.