Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

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

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

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

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.