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One of the largest historical collections on Texas and the American West.

Despite changing times, the legendary stage has proved the show must always go on.

The statue, located at a mansion-turned-emancipation museum, honors Galveston’s history as the birthplace of Juneteenth.

The historic tall ship is one of just three of its kind still sailing open waters today.

This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.

This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.

This early pioneer landmark is one of the oldest buildings in this part of Kansas and one of the few Dutch mills ever built in the state.

An artistically engineered dam designed to honor the relationship between humankind and nature.

The first graveyard named "Boot Hill" was established in Hays, Kansas, years before better known cemeteries with the same name.

A preserved relic of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and a center of Swedish American Culture.

Two flush headstones mark the only known graves to be embedded in an airport runway.

The remains of a 19th century cargo ship now sits in the middle of a quaint neighborhood after a century spent on the ocean floor.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

Thousands of unmarked, sunken graves in a pauper's cemetery.

The railroad turning train travel into a cinematic, highly immersive experience has a fascinating connection to Game of Thrones.

Step back in time at an outdoor living history museum where New Mexico's cultural traditions come alive.

Hike to the decaying remains of a dream house with a spectacular view.

Three bronze beauty queens welcome you to “Miss America University.”

One of the oldest Christian churches still standing in the Americas, and almost certainly Mexico's oldest in continuous use.

On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.

A failed, un-built suburb that has been going feral for decades.

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

Before this area was filled with luxury homes, it was a movie star's 160-acre ranch and a gangster's hideout.

It is intended to take one back to a stripped-down simplicity, to spend extended time both inside and out, and absorb the natural drama of the Upper Rio Grande Valley.