Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

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

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

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

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

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

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.

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

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

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

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

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

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

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