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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

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

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

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

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

These 11,000-year-old mounds may be the oldest known human-made structures in the Americas.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

This sculpture may be the only known depiction of a man who helped finance the American Revolution and inadvertently created the dollar sign.

Well-dressed pickle turned patriotic joint statue in old town Tomball.

Constructed in 1859 as a general store and post office, the store is still used to this day and was featured in the Walking Dead series.

This departure gate in Austin's airport sends travelers to over 120 imaginary destinations.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.