In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

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

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

Unusual white sandstone formations in the Los Padres National Forest.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

The owner of one of the oldest homes in Amherst had a unique request before the home could be turned into a museum.

A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

Historic home of a Black veteran of the American Revolution and one of the earliest civil rights activists in the United States.

The Boston home of a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Former home of an abolitionist couple who escaped slavery and established the most active Underground Railroad stop in Boston.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Wander through desolate oil fields littered with rigs.