The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

One of the largest publicly funded mural in the country is one city's love letter to itself.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

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

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

Twelve decommissioned shipping containers evoke a reclining person in Marfa, Texas.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

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

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

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

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

Larger-than-life cut-out murals of James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, dedicated to their 1956 film ‘Giant.’

An old adobe structure first built in the 1890s is a desert watering hole plastered with dollar bills and odd West Texas finds.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

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

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

What is the Thing?

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

This abandoned open-pit copper mine features stunning turquoise mineral pools and excellent rock-hunting opportunities.