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

Dunk your doughnut in a Vietnamese egg coffee or come through during Mardi Gras for the highly coveted king cakes.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

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

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

What is the Thing?

A disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright built an experimental, partially underground home in the desert.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.