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

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

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

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

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.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

A town pays homage to its namesake.

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

Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.

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

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.