A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

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

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

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

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

These recently uncovered walls are all that's left of Washington, D.C's first defense contractor.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.