Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

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

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.