In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

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

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

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

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

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

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.