A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.

The second largest monolith in the world was once betrayed by its lover, Ben Aicha.

The largest camel market in West Africa

An architectural relic that survived the hands of time.

This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

This remarkably well-preserved mosque stands amid an 11th-century caravansary.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The studio of influential composer Charles Ives is perfectly reconstructed, hidden in the back of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.