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

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

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

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

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

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

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

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

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

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

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

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

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.