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

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

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

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

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

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

This is one really big nut.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.