Las Cruces, New Mexico
Prehistoric Trackways National Monument
Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.
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Las Cruces, New Mexico
Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
Fort Stockton, Texas
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
San Antonio, Texas
These boots are made for selfies.
Helotes, Texas
Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.
Fort Worth, Texas
Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.
Fort Worth, Texas
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
Beaufort, South Carolina
This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."
Shamrock, Texas
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Burlington, Kentucky
Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Orrtanna, Pennsylvania
An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.
Yorklyn, Pennsylvania
An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.
Zanesville, Ohio
A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Harbor Springs, Michigan
A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Amarillo, Texas
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.