This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

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

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

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

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

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

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?