Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

These boots are made for selfies.

Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.