This departure gate in Austin's airport sends travelers to over 120 imaginary destinations.

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

A memorial dedicated to the Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Pérez.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

A eight-foot-tall statue resides in the heart of Pennsylvania anthracite coal country.

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

Since the 1930s, this Pennsylvania town has celebrated the humble tomato.

Grand architectural relics gain a new life in this Pennsylvania warehouse.

This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.

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.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.

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

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

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

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.