Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

A massive museum preserving the United States culture and the home of Abraham Lincoln's sleigh.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

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

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

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

Three abandoned missile silos are hiding in plain sight behind a suburban development in Maryland.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.

The early 20th-century home features cutting-edge technology of the day, such as ammonia refrigeration and needle showers.