This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

This unassuming North Austin neighborhood was built to test the novel idea of home air conditioning.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.