A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.

Like Mars, but much closer.

This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

The last intact steam engine factory in the United States.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

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

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

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

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

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

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

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

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