HOUSTON — In honor of Monday’s big "Domecoming," KHOU 11 News is breaking down the rumors and myths that have swirled around the Dome over the years.

From luxury apartments to a feline monarchy, our Verify team finds out what's real and what's false.

Myth No. 1: An army of cats lives inside and controls the dome.

KHOU can verify that rumor as false. Our photographers were just inside the Astrodome. They recorded video Friday of the empty stadium, which shows only piles of equipment, rolls of AstroTurf and empty bleachers. Sadly, no cats.

Rumor No. 2: A tweet by Amazing True Facts claims the Astrodome was built on ancient burial grounds. Well, not many of us were around then, so that one is a little harder to prove.

Becky Lao, an expert with the Archaeological Institute of America, Houston Division, said burial sites have been found in Houston, as the Gulf Coast area was considered a really great place for indigenous groups to winter.

But it would be hard to prove since the Astrodome is already built. She says while it’s more than likely not true, it is within the realm of possibility, and may be something we never know.

Myth No. 3: the Astrodome was home to a luxury apartment built for one man.

That one our team has verified as true. Thanks to photos archived by The Houston Metropolitan Research Center at the Houston Public Library, that one man, the Dome’s visionary Judge Roy Hofheinz, built the whimsical suite complete with a private terrace, personal salon, its own bar, movie theater, bowling lane, shooting range, playroom and pool table overlooking the field.

So you could say it’s also been verified that Judge Roy Hofheinz definitely had some style.

VERIFY: Sources

Becky Lao, Archaeological Institute of America

The Houston Metropolitan Research Center at the Houston Public Library