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This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

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

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

The birthplace of the man who patented the cotton gin and pioneered interchangeable parts.

This memorial is dedicated to a once popular but now defunct discount Shrewsbury department store.

This boulder with a 200-word legal dedication to God has remained hidden in the woods for over 150 years.

The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.

A community-run museum invites visitors to explore Jewish communities before and after the Holocaust.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

The clock that sets them all.

This unassuming building houses one of the world's most extensive collections of cars created by automotive legend Carroll Shelby.

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.