Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Basin Park Hotel
An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."
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Eureka Springs, Arkansas
An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
Commerce, Oklahoma
The modest childhood home where the baseball legend and Yankees star learned to hit from both sides of the plate.
Picher, Oklahoma
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Wimberley, Texas
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
San Antonio, Texas
These boots are made for selfies.
San Antonio, Texas
Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas
An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.
San Antonio, Texas
A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.
San Antonio, Texas
A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.
San Antonio, Texas
A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.
Fredericksburg, Texas
An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.
Terlingua, Texas
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Marfa, Texas
Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.
Marfa, Texas
A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 filmĀ "Giant."
Marfa, Texas
This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.