A collection of beautiful crystals shaped like freshly plucked roses.

Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

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

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.