This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.

Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

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

In Paradise Cemetery resides a mysterious headstone with a strange inscription.

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

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.

High-end dining has a home in this former gas station.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.