A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

Austin’s beloved dive bar and karaoke headquarters where relaxed drinks and high-energy singalongs have defined nights on South Congress for decades

This convenience store-turned-brewpub serves up inventive Indian cuisine and a wide selection of beers.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

The secular incarnation of a religious meditation.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.