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This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

This record setting conveyor belt system can even be seen from space.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

An Ethiopian cloud forest protects some of the last wild arabica plants.

Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

This Choctaw/Thai restaurant celebrates Indigenous cuisines from different continents.

An amazing stag sculpture constructed entirely of discarded materials.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

The storied steakhouse is the last in a long line of Lebanese-owned supper clubs in Tulsa.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Venture from downtown Houston to the suburb of Katy for stellar Malaysian food.

A musical sanctuary that preserves gospel’s Golden Age is tucked inside a library at Baylor University.

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

West African flavors shine at this unassuming strip mall spot in southwest Houston.

Cantonese comfort food is on the menu at this Asiatown mainstay.

Some of the best Chinese-Vietnamese fusion can be found at outposts of this homegrown empire.

This South-by-South-Asian restaurant serves up Indian-spiced Southern fried chicken and a Desi-style pastrami.