This place is the subject of local legends about a good witch and a Celtic God.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.

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

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

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

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.