A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

In this rural town square, a unique statue honors the inventor of the microchip.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.

The empty town of Scenic, South Dakota, is owned by a church in the Philippines.

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

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Welcome to a starkly beautiful sanctuary where the buffalo roam.

A small museum dedicated to the king of Western swing.

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

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

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

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.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

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