A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

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

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

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

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

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.