Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

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."

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

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

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.