The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.

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

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

"They died with their boots on."

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.