The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

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

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

A unique marker erected during the 18th century.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.