Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

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

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

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.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

A land of debatable treasure.

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.