This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

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

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

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

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

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

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

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

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

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

The remains of a large pueblo village constructed by the Salado culture, who occupied the region more than 600 years ago.

Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A giant fiberglass Muffler Man found new life as a rodeo guardian.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.