The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

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

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.