The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Before this fine stone viaduct was built, trains ran across a rather wobbly wooden trestle, and the original abutments are still there.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

High seas history comes to life at this immersive museum with an on-site tavern.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

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

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

A legendary West Hollywood bar where celebrities shoot pool with the locals.

A curious memorial to the Berlin Wall, German division, the war, and those who died at the wall.

The home of Mario and his friends

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.