The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

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

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

This sculpture may be the only known depiction of a man who helped finance the American Revolution and inadvertently created the dollar sign.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

This grave marks the final resting place of pioneer John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.

A bakery and variety store filled with an extensive taxidermy collection.