Hidden within a Gulf Coast port city is a wonderfully eclectic museum whose beginnings were housed in a bank window.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

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

Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

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

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

A local museum honors Wheeler native Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon.

The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.

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

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

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

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.