Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

This eight-mile stretch of road gets its name from a local legend about a lost soul searching for his head.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

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

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.