These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

Away from the crowds of fishing enthusiasts, take a hike deep into the woods and journey into an eerie darkness.

A flat slab of stone perched hundreds of feet above the Gasconade River in the northern Ozark mountains.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

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

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

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

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

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

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

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

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

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

A mysterious drive-in nestled in the forest that leaves little to the imagination.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...