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TaunyaD

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The Great Serpent Mound

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

New Orleans, Louisiana

LaLaurie Mansion

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Garden of the Gods

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

Added by smash0gre

New Orleans, Louisiana

Séance Room at Muriel's Jackson Square

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

Laura Zazueta

Added by Laura Zazueta

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Tree of Life

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

Added by Bridget S

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Cathedral of Junk

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Clinton

Added by Clinton

Corpus Christi, Texas

Mirador de la Flor

A memorial dedicated to the Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Pérez.

Eric Christensen

Added by Eric Christensen

New Orleans, Louisiana

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

New Orleans, Louisiana

Carousel Bar

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

Mesa Verde National Park

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo

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

Christine Williamson

Added by Christine Williamson

New Orleans, Louisiana

Marie Laveau's Tomb

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Mark Casey

Added by Mark Casey

San Francisco, California

Alcatraz Island

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

AllisonEng

Added by AllisonEng

O. Henry Museum

The former home of one of America's greatest short story writers is home to an annual pun competition.

505BulldogSquad

Added by 505BulldogSquad

Whip In

This convenience store-turned-brewpub serves up inventive Indian cuisine and a wide selection of beers.

Michelle Cassidy

Added by Michelle Cassidy

Ghost Streets of Onion Creek

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

Added by jeffkirk

Frost Bank Tower

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Spencer Darr

Added by Spencer Darr

Hotel Paisano

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

Jake Uitti

Added by Jake Uitti

'Hi, How Are You' Mural

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Added by fletcherism

World’s Longest Car Wash

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Rothko Chapel

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

leiris

Added by leiris

Aldridge Sawmill

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

Added by mvillarreal222