The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

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

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

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

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

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

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

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

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

Known as one of America's most beautiful public restrooms.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.