By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

Hawai'i's oldest wooden house was shipped around Cape Horn from Boston in 1820.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

A vast collection of rare, historical, and vintage supercomputers.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

This museum is dedicated to the workers that help keep the power on.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.