An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

This 15-foot former Johnny Appleseed has given up his apples for donuts and coffee.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.