A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This humble resting place belongs to one of history's most celebrated restaurateurs.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.

This whimsical public art installation is a unique homage to Liverpool's industrial heritage.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

A monument to the British doctor who connected mosquitoes to malaria.