Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

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

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

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

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.

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

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.