This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

This historic stone barn is the former home of legendary cattleman Charles “Lonesome Dove” Goodnight.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

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

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

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

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

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

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

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

The Australian terminal of the Pacific Cable that linked the continent to North America.