A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

Balanced rock sculptures pay tribute to a murdered conservationist and his pioneer wife.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.

This Costa Rican chapel is the most metal church in the world, literally.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.

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

A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

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

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

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.