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

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

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

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.