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The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

This little dolphin is the first monument dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in the southern United States.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

Hidden within a Gulf Coast port city is a wonderfully eclectic museum whose beginnings were housed in a bank window.

A replica of a Dutch windmill in honor of those who settled in the region from the Netherlands.

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

Built from oil field parts and resembling a teepee, this abandoned mid-century church is hoping for a comeback.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

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

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

In Paradise Cemetery resides a mysterious headstone with a strange inscription.

A natural rock formation believed to be a cure-all.