A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structure in the architect's hometown.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."

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.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.