The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This 1930s-era Route 66 Tulsa landmark was moved, restored, and filled with neon.

A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.

An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?

The only remaining sod house Oklahoma built by a homesteader in 1894.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

The only fully-realized skyscraper built by the famed American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

A tiny but mighty little pumper sits in the middle of the street, waiting for the next big oil strike.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.

Built from oil field parts and resembling a teepee, this abandoned mid-century church is hoping for a comeback.

Its incredible collection preserves 170 years of sewing machine history.

The modest childhood home where the baseball legend and Yankees star learned to hit from both sides of the plate.