The Grand Canyon of Texas.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

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

Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

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

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

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

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a 90 year old passion play.

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.