The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

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

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

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

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

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

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A popular oddity on display in a stately building, offering a symbolic commentary.

A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

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

This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

While The Dick Lane Velodrome is Atlanta’s official home of track cycling and Georgia's only velodrome, many are unfamiliar with this community gem.

Nature (and graffiti) reclaim this old waterworks that has been surrounded by a bike path and network of walking trails.

An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.