This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

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

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

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

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

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

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A science teacher's dream.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.