This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

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

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

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

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 curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

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

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

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.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.