This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

America's first public mental health facility.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

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

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

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

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

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

Located inside a former bread factory, this museum explores a century of transportation history through innovations that were extraordinary or failures—sometimes both.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.