An eccentric dictator's take on a Turkmen version of Disneyland.

This small statue hints at the incorrect origins of the lush landscape park surrounding it.

Nicknamed the 'Chestergate Hotel,' the underground tunnel had beds, lights, and even flushing toilets.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

Amtrak's least-used stop in the entire country sits in a tiny West Texas town.

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

The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

The cremains of those who donated their bodies to science are buried in a tiny cemetery behind the building.

Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.

In Paradise Cemetery resides a mysterious headstone with a strange inscription.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.