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

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

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.