An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

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

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

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

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

Victims of the Webster Massacre are buried here in a mass grave.

This hollowed salt dome is the largest oil storage facility in the world, hoarding 250 million barrels of crude oil.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.