A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

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

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

During the American Revolutionary War, iron excavated from this mine was used to make swords, cannons, and more.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

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

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

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."