Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

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

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

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

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

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

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

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

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

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

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

Wander among the gravestones in this historic border town.

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.

These springs were once the source of a tourism boom to Sulphur Springs.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.