New Orleans, Louisiana
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.
St. Francisville, Louisiana
The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.
Natchez, Mississippi
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
Natchez, Mississippi
This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.
Bexley, Ohio
Visit a section of the historic wall that once divided Berlin in the heart of Columbus, Ohio.
Mérida, Mexico
Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.
Campeche, Mexico
In the middle of this historic colonial city resides a modernist government building known as the UFO.
Valladolid, Mexico
If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.
Valladolid, Mexico
A mysterious, abandoned Chinese building in Mexico pays homage to the area's East Asian immigrants.
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.
Nativitas, Mexico
These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.
Guadalajara, Mexico
For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.
Guadalajara, Mexico
This structure was moved nearly 40 feet while people continued working inside it.
Cancún, Mexico
A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.
Santo Amaro do Maranhão, Brazil
A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.
Curitiba, Brazil
Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Kansas City, Missouri
Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.
Bogotá, Colombia
Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.
Bogotá, Colombia
This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.
Avery Island, Louisiana
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
New Iberia, Louisiana
A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.
Lafayette, Louisiana
A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.