A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

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

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

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

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

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

The grave of a champion Thoroughbred hides within the former presidential estate.

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

The former home of elite checkers battles of the Capital Pool Checkers Club.

Once home to the largest photo service in the United States.

Over the last century, this elegant columned facade has been home to the headquarters of a bank, several nightclubs, and a restaurant.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

This house was once the location of Frelinghuysen University.

Beneath unsuspecting visitors feet, a capsule containing pieces of America’s civil rights history.