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

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

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

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

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.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.