Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

The magic's in the hole!

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

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

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

A synth musician's paradise at the heart of a community responsible for the soundtrack to 'Stranger Things.'

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

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

This unassuming North Austin neighborhood was built to test the novel idea of home air conditioning.