A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

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

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."