New Orleans, Louisiana
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.
Natchez, Mississippi
This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Charleston, Illinois
The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.
Arcola, Illinois
This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.
Lumberton, Mississippi
This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Ashmore, Illinois
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.
Brookfield, Illinois
What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.
Midlothian, Illinois
A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.
Lisle, Illinois
A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.
Chicago, Illinois
A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.
Chicago, Illinois
Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.