An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

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

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

Grab a slice of pizza next to the remains of the "human monkey" who ran for mayor.

This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

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