This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.

The Branch Davidian compound known as the Mount Carmel Center became the site of one of the most controversial law enforcement operations in U.S. history.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

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 tiny graveyard with a mysterious past.

A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

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

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

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

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Welcome to a starkly beautiful sanctuary where the buffalo roam.

Hike the ruins of a zoo that was shut down by an unsolved murder.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.