The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

Located in the place where the Columbia space shuttle came down, a museum-memorial that is both touching and informative.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

An entire home filled with over 3,000 pieces of Santa memorabilia in glass cases, walls, on Christmas trees, and even in the bathroom.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

This eight-mile stretch of road gets its name from a local legend about a lost soul searching for his head.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.

In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.

An ear-piercing buzzer calls lawmakers to a vote with a series of long and short rings to form coded messages.

Atop this media building, two hives containing more than 30,000 bees keep the surrounding area vibrant.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.