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

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

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

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

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

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

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

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

San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

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

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

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