The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This museum in a Paris apartment gives a unique look at the iconic French singer's life.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

This former prison is an Art Deco masterpiece with a past full of civil rights flashpoints.

A historic landmark and museum filled with curious objects representing the history of Key West.

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.