A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

11,500 year old little girl found buried in an ancient fire pit.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

In Paradise Cemetery resides a mysterious headstone with a strange inscription.

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

An Americana dreamscape.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

The former home of the "Mother of Father's Day."

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.