It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.