A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

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

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.

Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a 90 year old passion play.