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

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

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

On the outskirts of San Antonio, a small bridge is said to be the home of a mysterious local legend known as the "Donkey Lady."

A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

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

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

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

Hidden within a spa in a Texas strip mall is a restaurant specializing in Eastern European foods.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

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

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.