Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

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

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

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

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

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

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

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

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.