A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

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

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

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

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.