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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

A building so large that it has its own weather.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.

After a long career, a disastrous sinking, and a half-successful salvage, this Naval vessel-turned-artificial reef ended up exactly where she was supposed to—with a little help from nature.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.

An underwater city for the dead.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

Final resting places of a husband and wife who became famous for their claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.