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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

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

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

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

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

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 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.