An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.

This one-room schoolhouse in rural Arkansas dates to the 1920s, but looks like it could be the 1820s.

This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

Home to a seasonal waterfall and swimming hole in the Ouachita Mountains.

The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.

This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.

Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.

A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.

An Americana dreamscape.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

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

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.