Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

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