The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

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.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water

Once disputed as the largest sundial in the world.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

The lobby of this hotel near the U.S.-Mexico border features a stained-glass mural that measures 42 feet long and 6 feet tall.

Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.

This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.