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
The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.
San Marcos, Texas
Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.
New Braunfels, Texas
Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
Schulenburg, Texas
Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.
Alexandria, Minnesota
America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.
Moorhead, Minnesota
This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.
Jamestown, North Dakota
A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.
Steele, North Dakota
The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.
New Salem, North Dakota
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Kearney, Missouri
The final resting place of the legendary outlaw.
Cedar Creek, Texas
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Wibaux, Montana
Visit a church sculpted from hardened lava.
Worden, Montana
The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.
Big Timber, Montana
The museum isn't crazy, it's a museum of Sweet Grass County history complete with a replica Norwegian stabbur.
Butte, Montana
High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.
Butte, Montana
The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.
Butte, Montana
This museum, established in Butte's lost Chinatown, celebrates Asian-American culture in what was once the world's largest mining camp.
Wallace, Idaho
The mayor made the declaration in 2004.
Spokane, Washington
This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
San Marcos, Texas
In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.
Cedar Creek, Texas
The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.
Rome, Italy
This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.