The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

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

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

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

These boots are made for selfies.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

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

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.