The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

This lake sits on an estimated 4 million tons of salt.

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

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

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.