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

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

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

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

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

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

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

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

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

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

This is one really big nut.

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

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.