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

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

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

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

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

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

These boots are made for selfies.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.