It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

A close look at the church's walls reveals pieces of Mexico's history.

A miniature beach in the middle of the desert.

Hidden within a Gulf Coast port city is a wonderfully eclectic museum whose beginnings were housed in a bank window.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

This magical oasis in East Texas is one of the most biodiverse acres in the country.

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

In Parr Park, thousands of painted rocks line this walking trail.

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.

A symbol of Texas pride.

Fears of Satanic worshippers swirl around five Celtic-inspired megaliths.

The longest floating boardwalk in the United States.

The bridge continues the legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy.

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

This library is a reader's paradise and a plant lover's dream.

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.

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

This lake sits on an estimated 4 million tons of salt.

Hike the ruins of a zoo that was shut down by an unsolved murder.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.