A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

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

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

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

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

A cozy cafe tells the remarkable story of how one man started with a little red paperclip and wound up with an entire house.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

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

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

This operational mill has survived centuries of destruction and construction.

A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.