The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

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.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

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

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

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

Beer lover's can-covered house.

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

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

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

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

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.