Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

The world's only known button museum.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

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

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

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 South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

This shrine to bovine consumption and all things fast food is a slice of culinary history both rare and well done.