A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

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

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

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

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.