The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

This sculpture may be the only known depiction of a man who helped finance the American Revolution and inadvertently created the dollar sign.

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

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

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

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

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

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

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

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.