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New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

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

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

The highest peak in Puerto Rico is home to a rare fern that can only be found on six trees at its summit.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

This former railroad bridge was named after the great river that once flowed below it.

This limestone cave offers an incredible view of the Río Grande de Arecibo valley.

An enchanting natural wonder in Puerto Rico's Camuy River Park.

This ''hidden'' 19th-century bridge played a simple, yet important role during the Spanish-American War.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

The ruins of the first Spanish settlement in Puerto Rico.

This memorial to a family's dead son has survived a century of hurricanes and earthquakes.

This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.

Legend has it this historic port was a popular hideout and smuggling spot for pirates.