This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

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

This unusual roadside attraction filled with handcrafted signage is home to a unique church.

Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.

A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.

Originally brought to Texas by Czech settlers, these sweet and savory pastries are an essential local breakfast staple.

Cantonese comfort food is on the menu at this Asiatown mainstay.

A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.

Two James Beard Award-winning chefs are putting their own spin on Filipino favorites in a food market stall.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

A musical sanctuary that preserves gospel’s Golden Age is tucked inside a library at Baylor University.

Texas’s first suspension bridge is still carrying people across the Brazos.

Dedicated to the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.