This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

The man who wasn't there.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

This family cemetery is a reminder of a smallpox outbreak in late-19th-century Texas.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.