A beachside monolith shaped by years of waves crashing against hard quartz.

A true treehouse near Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

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

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

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 second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

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

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

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

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.