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

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

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

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

The first space rock known to have struck a human.