A historic, century-old house plopped along the perimeter of Houston's ballpark.

Volkswagen's dedicated museum dives into the complex history of one of the world's best known cars.

A symbol of Texas pride.

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Recycled junk and fishing buoys litter the yard and facade of this bait shop cum art project.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

This three-dimensional brick mural is the longest of its kind in the United States.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.