The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

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

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

These boots are made for selfies.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

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

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

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

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

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

Over 60 species of birds inhabit this colorful aviary park in South Africa.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

One of the tallest buildings in Africa provides a great view of Johannesburg's unique geography.

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.