An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

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

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

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

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

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

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

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

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