New Orleans, Louisiana
Carousel Bar
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Savannah, Georgia
This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.
Savannah, Georgia
Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.
Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Savannah, Georgia
Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.
Silver Spring, Maryland
A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.
East Jerusalem, Israel
An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.
Jerusalem, Israel
This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.
Jerusalem, Israel
On holy holidays, Israel's second president used this room atop Mount Zion as a refuge to read the Torah.
Haifa, Israel
This subterranean funicular is one of the world's smallest subways.
East Jerusalem, Israel
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
McLean, Virginia
The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.
Houston, Texas
One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.
Comunidad Challapampa, Bolivia
Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.
Cartagena, Colombia
In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.
Barú, Colombia
Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.