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

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

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

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

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

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.