A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

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

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An amazing stag sculpture constructed entirely of discarded materials.

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.