An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

One of the largest collections of intact Victorian-era waterworks equipment in the world.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This is one really big nut.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

This sculpture is intended to reset a person’s creativity.

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

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

A free museum that memorializes the deadliest river flood in American history, and the civil engineering efforts to tame the Mississippi River.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A symbol of Texas pride.