A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

Twelve decommissioned shipping containers evoke a reclining person in Marfa, Texas.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

An old adobe structure first built in the 1890s is a desert watering hole plastered with dollar bills and odd West Texas finds.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

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

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

A surprise blip of color and kitsch.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

This small canyon park was once the main street of Silver City—until a flood washed it away.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.

“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

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

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.