A seven-foot-tall cast concrete Native American Chief stands on the south railing of the historic Commerce Street Bridge, commissioned in 1914.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

An amazing stag sculpture constructed entirely of discarded materials.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

This enthusiast-led facility is the only museum in the country dedicated to the preservation of weather artifacts.

A memorial to victims of the Oklahoma City bombing.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

In Oklahoma City's Bricktown, there's a street that don't use jelly.

An indoor botanical garden for tropical plants looks like a giant cylinder lying on its side.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

A volcanically-heated waterfall in the St. Lucian rainforest.

Come for the springs; stay for the mud bath.