A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

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

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.