Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

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.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

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

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

An unassuming island in the middle of the Hudson that hosts campers, including Aleister Crowley.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

A tiny island home to a former English slave fort.

The stunningly blue waters of these beautiful caves also have a violent past.