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

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

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

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.