Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

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

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

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.

Home of the first female Hungarian poet, where her secret writing lay hidden for over a century.

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

Religious structure known for its sculpted details.

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.