A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

A lake at the bottom of the ocean.

A US military accident created the legends behind this Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle.

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

This restored opera house is named after a soprano known for tragic romance, exile, and a truly uncomfortable wedding.

From Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego, you won't find any lighthouse higher than this one.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

A wild Hollywood resort thwarted by mosquitoes.

This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

Hotel designed around a 16th century Mexican bullring.