An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

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

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

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

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

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.