At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

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

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

An abandoned Victorian-era mill in the middle of modern Manchester.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.