The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

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

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

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.