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Nassau Hall

Princeton, New Jersey

Nassau Hall

Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.

Contrabando
Permanently Closed

Redford, Texas

Contrabando

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

Lajitas Ghost Town

Terlingua, Texas

Lajitas Ghost Town

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

Original saloon/courthouse.

Langtry, Texas

Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

The Second Amendment Cowboy

Amarillo, Texas

The Second Amendment Cowboy

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

Palo Duro Canyon

Canyon, Texas

Palo Duro Canyon

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Guadalupe Peak

Culberson County, Texas

Guadalupe Peak

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

Carlsbad Caverns

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The Paisano Pete statue

Fort Stockton, Texas

Paisano Pete

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

Nearly every inch is lined with speleothems.

Sonora, Texas

Caverns of Sonora

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

The line in the sand.

San Antonio, Texas

Alamo Line in the Sand

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

Mural icons.

San Antonio, Texas

Vision del Futuro

San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

Picture from the bridge

San Antonio, Texas

The Grotto

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

A beautiful bridge.

San Antonio, Texas

Japanese Tea Garden

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

Cool Crest Miniature Golf

San Antonio, Texas

Cool Crest Miniature Golf

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

Naegelin's Bakery

New Braunfels, Texas

Naegelin's Bakery

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

Stonehenge II

Ingram, Texas

Stonehenge II

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

Woman Hollering Creek.

Saint Hedwig, Texas

Woman Hollering Creek

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

The house at Norrmalmstorg where Kreditbanken was once located.

Stockholm, Sweden

Birthplace of the Stockholm Syndrome

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

The bat roost.

Comfort, Texas

Hygieostatic Bat Roost

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

Porte Sante Cemetery.

Florence, Italy

Cimitero delle Porte Sante (Sacred Doors Cemetery)

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

Whitman knew how to enjoy a walk in the woods.

Tomkins Cove, New York

Bear Mountain Walt Whitman Statue

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

Ruins of the Cornish Estate

Cold Spring, New York

Ruins of the Cornish Estate

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

The Testimonial Gateway from the eastern approach

New Paltz, New York

Mohonk Testimonial Gateway

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

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