$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

The only international border marker within the United States.

A museum dedicated to the lovable crime couple Bonnie & Clyde, just a few miles away from the site of their early demise.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

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

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

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

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

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

A Texas landowner spelled out his name with three miles of trees, a giant signature that's been used by NASA to evaluate satellite imagery.