Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

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

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

A chessmaster's dream destination.

In an alley not far from where two great highways meet, byways of a very different sort are honored.

Display that gathers the basic elements of the universe in one convenient location.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.