Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

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

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

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

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.