One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.