Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

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

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

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

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

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

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

A Colorado store that specializes in all things spiritual, metaphysical, and witchy.

An artist-run shop filled with art inspired by and made from nature.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.