Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

The highest natural point in New York City and all of the Atlantic coastal plain.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.