This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

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

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.