High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

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

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

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

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

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

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

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

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.