The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

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

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

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

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.