New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

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

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

This memorial pays homage to Pueblo's four Medal of Honor recipients.

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.