Fredericksburg, Texas
Old Tunnel Bat Colony
Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.
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Fredericksburg, Texas
Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.
San Antonio, Texas
Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.
Houston, Texas
An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.
Aurora, Texas
This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.
Austin, Texas
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Commerce, Oklahoma
The modest childhood home where the baseball legend and Yankees star learned to hit from both sides of the plate.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.
Lawton, Oklahoma
Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.
Ponca City, Oklahoma
This ostentatious Italianate palace of an Oklahoma billionaire is filled with several themed mini-museums.
Picher, Oklahoma
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.
St. Louis, Missouri
A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.
Independence, Missouri
This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
This 1854 courthouse along the Mississippi River has a storied history.
Independence, Missouri
A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.
St. Louis, Missouri
One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.
Jefferson City, Missouri
Destroyed by flood waters, prison now serves as a training ground for armed forces.
Liberty, Missouri
The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Mansfield, Missouri
Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.
St. Louis, Missouri
The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.