This statue is in the center of San Jacinto Plaza, commemorating the live alligator pond that once stood in the area.

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

Local artists have long claimed these highway pylons as a place to celebrate Mexican-American history through artwork.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

High in the Sacramento Mountains, a facility dedicated to studying the sun.

These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.