Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

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

An oasis of lilies cultivated by the "Indiana Jones of Water Lilies."

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

This is one really big nut.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

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

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

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

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

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.