Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

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

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.