One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

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

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.