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

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

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

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

The only substantial part of Nazi Germany's formidable defensive line through Northern Italy that survives today, largely intact.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.