Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

The solitary grave of a schooner captain killed by lightning while serving biscuits.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

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

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

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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